Contempt Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
12/18/1964
DVD Release Date:
12/10/2002
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Run Time:
103 min.
Distributor(s):
BFI, Cocinor
Production Co.:
Champion Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Concordia, Films Concordia, Rome Paris Films
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Creative Block, Writer's Life, Boss from Hell, Work Ethics, Filmmaking
Tone:
Biting, Cynical, Deliberate, Literate, Talky, Reflective, Satirical
Keywords:
accident, behind-the-scenes, car, director, filmmaker, love-triangle, producer [showbiz]
Country of Origin:
Italy (10-29-1963),France (12-20-1963)
Language:
English,French
Status:
In Theaters
