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Original title: Mépris, Le
Release Date
Oct 29, 1963 (Italy)
Dec 20, 1963 (France)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Dec 10, 2002
Budget $900,000
Running Time
1 hour, 43 minutes
Country France, Italy
Studio Champion Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Concordia, Films Concordia, Rome Paris Films
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Other Titles
• Contempt (1964)
• Le Mépris
• Die Verachtung (1965)
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Genre: Drama, Marriage, Showbiz, Betrayal, Psychodrama, Satire, Love Triangle
Plot: Jean-Luc Godard's cynical look at the art of filmmaking follows a screenwriter in his attempts to recount Homer's THE ODYSSEY. Full of insights into the compromises required of filmmakers, as well as autobiographical allusions, especially concerning the failed union of Godard and actress Anna Karina, 1964's CONTEMPT is one of the most widely recognized films about the filmmaking process. It is also considered the film that made Godard realize that lavish productions were not for him, sending him back into a lower-budget world where he could maintain complete control over his films. Shot in glorious CinemaScope by Raoul Coutard, CONTEMPT is a poignant artistic commentary and a dramatic exposé of a dying marriage.Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is struggling with Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance), the manipulative American producer financing his big-budget venture, and is frustrated by Fritz Lang (playing himself), the film's egotistical director. Concomitantly, his marriage to his gorgeous wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) founders, and the emotional distance between them weighs heavily upon him.
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Jean-Luc Godard
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