Rent Contempt (1963)
3.2 of 5 from 189 ratings
1h 39min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Camille falls out of love with her husband Paul while he is rewriting the screenplay Odyssey by American producer Jeremiah Prokosch. 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 Mepris itself is an examination of the position of the filmmaker in the commercial cinema industry.
- Actors:
- Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang, Giorgia Moll, Raoul Coutard, Jean-Luc Godard, Linda Veras
- Directors:
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Producers:
- Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti, Joseph E. Levine
- Writers:
- Alberto Moravia
- Aka:
- Le Mepris
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/09/2009
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction by Colin MacCabe, Godard expert
- 'Once Upon A Time There Was...Contempt': Documentary on the film 'Contempt...Tenderly': Documentary on the film
- Conversation with Fritz Lang
- 'The Dinosaur and the Baby': Discussion between Directors Jean-Luc Godard and Fritz Lang
- Trailer
- BD-Live (HD)
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/06/2023
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- An introduction by Colin MacCabe
- Paparazzi by Jacques Rozier
- Bardot Godard: the party of things by Jacques Rozier
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Reviews (2) of Contempt
A film about film-making - Contempt review by LC
Clearly aimed at the literate arthouse crowd, this is a fascinating mix of high art and the banal. Every few minutes there is a flash of great photography, camera movement, or non-linear editing that keep this feeling fresh, experimental and bold. At the same time, the narrative (such as it is) is built around a series of interminable navel-gazing conversations between the main characters, that frequently circle around aimlessly for tens of minutes without actually progressing anywhere. The result is a film which is equal parts fascinating and boring. I think this may be my first Godard film - are they all like this?
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Stylish but Cold - Contempt review by griggs
I found Contempt stylish but cold, more like an exercise in form than an engaging story. The visuals, particularly the use of colour, are stunning, but the endless ruminations left me detached. It’s interesting in theory, but I found it more tedious than thought-provoking in practice.
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