Contempt
Also known as Le Mépris, Le Mepris
1963 film by Jean-Luc Godard
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7.0Art film producer Jeremy Prokosch, unhappy with the work of his director, hires Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of The Odyssey, but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb, he brings in a screenwriter to energise the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.
Released: 1963-10-29103 minDir: Jean-Luc GodardDrama, RomanceBudget: $900,000Box office: $528,428
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Cast
- Brigitte Bardot as Camille Javal
- Michel Piccoli as Paul Javal
- Jack Palance as Jeremy Prokosch
- Giorgia Moll as Francesca Vanini
- Fritz Lang as Fritz Lang
- Raoul Coutard as Cameraman
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Contempt (French: Le Mépris) is a 1963 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on Alberto Moravia's 1954 novel Il disprezzo. It follows a playwright, Paul Javal, whose marriage begins to fall apart during the troubled production of a film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey. The film stars Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Fritz Lang, and Giorgia Moll.
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