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Feb 26, 2008 · Contempt (1963) -- (Movie Clip) A Story Of That World Ever unorthodox Jean-Luc Godard narrates his own credits, the opening to his 1963 movie-business tale Contempt, starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli and Jack Palance, from a novel by Alberto Moravia.
A screenwriter adapting Homer’s Odyssey for cinema is torn between the demands of a proud European director to whom he wishes to be loyal to; a crude, arrogant American producer; his disillusioned wife Camille; and his own self-respect. 442 IMDb 7.5 1 h 43 min 1964. 13+. Drama · Romance. This video is currently unavailable.
Contempt (Le Mépris) stars Michel Piccoli as a screenwriter torn between the demands of a proud European director (played by legendary director Fritz Lang), a crude and arrogant American producer (Jack Palance), and his disillusioned wife, Camille (Brigitte Bardot), as he attempts to doctor the script for a new film version of The Odyssey.
Dec 9, 2002 · In 1963, film buffs were drooling over the improbable news that Godard—renowned for his hit-and-run, art house bricolages such as Breathless and My Life to Live—was shooting a big CinemaScope color movie with Brigitte Bardot and Jack Palance, based on an Alberto Moravia novel, The Ghost at Noon.
Overview. A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script.
Drama 1963 1 hr 43 min. 92% Unrated. Starring Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli. Director Jean-Luc Godard. Related. Cast & Crew. BB. Brigitte Bardot. (Camille Javal) JP. Jack Palance. (Jeremy Prokosch) MP. Michel Piccoli. (Paul Javal) GM. Giorgia Moll. (Francesca Vanini) FL. Fritz Lang. About. Contempt. DRAMA.
How an early scene in “Contempt” encapsulates the feeling that the film sits nervously astride two eras: the classical and the modernist.
