by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
Docteur Popaul, or Scoundrel in White is a black comedy by Claude Chabrol. It tells of the life and proper comeuppance of Dr. Paul Simay (Jean Paul Belmondo), an unusual sort of ladies' man. At his hospital, there is a bet to see who can seduce the most ugly women. Paul is confident he can win, because he already woos ugly women exclusively. He says he gets much better results from them. When he woos and finally marries Christine (Mia Farrow), buck-teeth, leg-braces and all, he eventually discovers that he has more than met his match.
characteristics
- Retaliation
- Retribution
- Revenge
- Vengeance
- Vendetta
- Avenge
- Vigilante
- Beauty [physical]
- Suicidal
- Suicide
- Comedy On The Edge
- Mind Games
- Out For Revenge
- Seduction
- Seductress
