Contempt
1963 · Movie · NR · 103 min · ★ 7.0 · 87% critics
A movie producer grows dissatisfied with the director he hired to adapt “The Odyssey,” then brings in a screenwriter to reshape the script. As the creative process intensifies, a strain develops in the writer’s marriage, where work pressures and personal resentments collide during production and travel.
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Also known as Contempt!
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Details
- Original title
- Le Mépris
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-10-29
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (964 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Contempt if you like art-house, film-industry stories with tense relationship breakdowns and unforgettable style; Not for you if you want a straightforward romance or clearly explained plot, like in Pierrot le Fou or Breathless.
Pros: lush scenery; striking performances; sharp industry satire | Cons: relationship friction; uneven story flow; divisive tone
Themes
- jealousy
- based on novel or book
- villa
- love triangle
- italy
- movie business
- capri
- screenwriter
- car crash
- divorce
Cast & crew
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
Jean-Luc Godard
as Lang's Assistant Director
Linda Veras
as Sirene
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard