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Contempt, also known as Le Mépris, is a 1963 drama film directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard. The production originated from France and Italy, with Carlo Ponti, Georges de Beauregard, and Joseph E. Levine serving as producers. Raoul Coutard was the director of photography, Agnès Guillemot edited the film, and Georges Delerue composed the score. The cast includes Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, and Giorgia Moll. The narrative is set in Italy, and the film was produced in Italian, German, French, and English.
The film has a runtime of 102 minutes, though some sources list it as 103 minutes. It was released on October 29, 1963, and is available in video on demand format. The movie is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection. Production companies involved include Rome-Paris Films, Les Films Concordia, and C. C. Champion. The film received a budget of 900,000 and generated revenue of 528,428.
Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 7.4 based on 39,228 votes, a Rotten Tomatoes score of 93%, and a TMDb vote average of 7.023 from 961 votes. The film has received one award win and one nomination. Its tagline is "More bold! More brazen! And much, much more Bardot!"
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7.0Art film producer Jeremy Prokosch, unhappy with the work of his director, hires Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of The Odyssey, but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb, he brings in a screenwriter to energise the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- jealousy
- based on novel or book
- villa
- love triangle
- italy
- movie business
- capri
- screenwriter
- car crash
- divorce
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
37,823 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- French
- Le Mépris
- Directed by
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Screenplay by
- Jean-Luc Godard, (uncredited)
- Based on
- Il disprezzo , 1954 novel, by Alberto Moravia
- Produced by
- Georges de Beauregard Carlo Ponti Uncredited: Joseph E. Levine
- Starring
- Brigitte Bardot Jack Palance Michel Piccoli Giorgia Moll Fritz Lang
- Cinematography
- Raoul Coutard
- Edited by
- Agnès Guillemot
- Music by
- Georges Delerue (France/US) Piero Piccioni (Italy/Spain)
- Production companies
- Rome Paris Films Les Films Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
- Distributed by
- Marceau-Cocinor (France) Interfilm (Italy)
- Release dates
- 29 October 1963 ( 1963-10-29 ) (Italy) 20 December 1963 ( 1963-12-20 ) (France)
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Countries
- France Italy
- Languages
- French English German Italian
- Budget
- $1 million
- Box office
- 1,597,870 admissions (France)
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