Le mépris

"More bold! More brazen! And much, much more Bardot!"

Dec 18 1964 Not Rated 1h 43m
Drama, Romance

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. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

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Plot

Paul Javal is a writer who is hired to make a script for a new movie about Ulysses more commercial, which is to be directed by Fritz Lang and produced by Jeremy Prokosch. But because he let his wife Camille drive with Prokosch and he is late, she believes, he uses her as a sort of present for Prokosch to get get a better payment. So the relationship ends.

Written by

Alberto Moravia, Jean-Luc Godard

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia, Rome Paris Films

Languages

Italiano, Deutsch, Français, English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Trailers
Le Mépris (New Trailer) - In cinemas 1 Jan 2016 | BFI release
Contempt
60th Anniversary Trailer [Subtitled]
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