Contempt (1963)
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Contempt is the story of the end of a marriage. Camille (Brigitte Bardot) falls out of love with her husband Paul (Michel Piccoli) while he is rewriting the screenplay Odyssey by American producer Jeremiah Prokosch (Jack Palance). Just as the director of Prokosch's film, Fritz Lang, says that The Odyssey is the story of individuals confronting their situations in a real world, Le Mépris itself is an examination of the position of the filmmaker in the commercial cinema. Godard himself was facing this situation in the production of Le Mépris. Italian producer Carlo Ponti had given him the biggest budget of his career, and he found himself working with a star of Bardot's magnitude for the first time. ~ Louis Schwartz, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Contempt
Contempt is the story of the end of a marriage. Camille (Brigitte Bardot) falls out of love with her husband Paul (Michel Piccoli) while he is rewriting the screenplay Odyssey by American producer Jeremiah Prokosch (Jack Palance). Just as the director of Prokosch's film, Fritz Lang, says that The Odyssey is the story of individuals confronting their situations in a real world, Le Mépris itself is an examination of the position of the filmmaker in the commercial cinema. Godard himself was facing this situation in the production of Le Mépris. Italian producer Carlo Ponti had given him the biggest budget of his career, and he found himself working with a star of Bardot's magnitude for the first time. ~ Louis Schwartz, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast of Contempt
- Brigitte Bardot - Camille Javal
- Jack Palance - Jeremy Prokosch
- Giorgia Moll - Francesca Vanini
- Raoul Coutard - Cameraman
- Michel Piccoli - Paul Javal
- Fritz Lang - Himself
- Linda Véras - Siren
- Director(s):
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Writer(s):
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Producer(s):
- Carlo Ponti, Georges de Beauregard, Joseph E. Levine
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
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