Program Type:
Film ClubAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Virtual Film Club
Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.
Event Details
This month's film is Monsieur Verdoux (1947), directed by Charlie Chaplin.
Additional Resources:
GENERAL
Turner Classic Movies page: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83877/monsieur-verdoux#
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eND72dzh7EU
Documentary (with comments by French director Claude Chabrol): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVM1GaMzRMA (27 minutes)
REVIEWS
Josh Vasquez, Slant (2004): https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/monsieur-verdoux/
Mike Massie, Gone with the Twins (2020): https://gonewiththetwins.com/new/monsieur-verdoux-1947/
James Kendrick, Q Network (2013): http://www.qnetwork.com/review/2887
Carson Timar, Buttered Popcorn (2022): https://www.butteredpopcornmovies.com/monsieur-verdoux-movie-review.html
Andre Bazin, What is Cinema, vol 2 (2021): https://archive.org/details/Bazin_Andre_What_Is_Cinema_Volume_2/page/n113/mode/2up [This one is particularly lengthy, with analysis]
VIDEO: TCM Comments (with Guest Programmer Tom Bergeron): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnpbhnn2W5Q (about 8 minutes)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR (Charles Chaplin)
Official Website: https://www.charliechaplin.com/
Biographical Timeline: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/charlie-chaplin-biographical-timeline/14049/
9 Things You May Not Know about Charlie Chaplin: https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-charlie-chaplin
OTHER RESOURCES – Books
791.43 Weissman, Stephen M. Chaplin: a Life (2008)
B CHAPLIN Robinson, David. Chaplin, his Life and Art (1985)
B CHAPLIN Eyman, Scott. Charlie Chaplin vs. America (2023)
MISCELLANEOUS
VIDEO: The Movie that Destroyed Charlie Chaplin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfwJwYPmL6Y (30 minutes)
Essay by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (for the Criterion Collection DVD), Monsieur Verdoux: Sympathy for the Devil (2013): https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2708-monsieur-verdoux-sympathy-for-the-devil
The soundtrack (music by Charlie Chaplin): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PWx1hUTZhw&list=PLyU6zePFLJ-DKJWHbexjKgJjTtU0ABzev
All URLs active and verified as of January 10, 2024