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Contempt

Le Mépris

1963

Jean-Luc Godard

Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Georgia Moll ...

7.4

6,644

Drama French playwright Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is hired by the arrogant American producer Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance) to rewrite the screenplay of a commercial version of Ulysses and his Odyssey, to be directed by famous german director Fritz Lang (Fritz Lang) who wants to make an art film. Paul intends to use the money to quit the payments of the modern apartment where he lives with his gorgeous wife and former typist Camille (Brigitte Bardot). [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Godard sets interesting scenes, with provocative color combinations and a suggestive pictorial flow. But out of it all comes nothing -- or very little that tells you why this wife is so contemptuous of her husband. Maybe he should be contemptuous of her!"	NEG
United States	Stephanie Zacharek Village Voice	"In 'Contempt', it's Bardot's gaze that really matters. (...) possibly Godard's most melancholy film and probably his most beautiful (...) an exploration of the cosmos of sadness that can open up between a man and a woman"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Godard's attempt at a big-budget, big- star production, and more or less satisfied his curiosity. (...) is not one of the great Godard films, (...) It is interesting to see, and has moments of brilliance (the marital argument, the use of the villa steps), but its real importance is as a failed experiment. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	NEU

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