jean-luc godard's subversive foray into commercial filmmaking is a start-studded cinemascope epic. 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. the criterion collection is proud to present this brilliant study of material breakdown, artistic compromise, and the cinematic process in a new special edition.

Legendary director Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt is a movie within a movie - on the surface, the film is about a director (Michel Piccoli) whose wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) falls out of love with him while he is rewriting an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey for an American producer (Jack Palance). But underneath this tragic tale of a doomed romance lies Godard's true subject: the commercial film industry, which he shows his Contempt for in a directing performance that is slyly subversive, darkly comic and completely original.

Product details

Actor	Michel Piccoli, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Fritz Lang
Director	Jean-Luc Godard
Label	Lion's Gate

Languages	English
Content	Blu-ray
FSK / age rating	from age 0
Publication date	16.02.2010
Genre	Drama

Length	102 minutes
Audio	English, French, Spanish
Subtitles	Spanish
Screen	2.35:1
Year of production	1963
Original title	Le mépris (French)
Region code	B
Version	US Version

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Ruhiger, Schöner Film

Written on 17. March 2005 by Mr.B.

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Die Verachtung ist ein elegant inszenierter und ruhiger Film. Die Musik ist zum Teil recht Episch (Vermutlich um die Dreharbeiten zu Odysee zu untermalen).Ich finde zwar den Soundtrack von Bande a part und ausser Atem besser, weil er souliger ist; aber das ist Geschmackssache. Sicherlich kein Minuspunkt.
Gut gezeigt ist hier das Kommerziale Hollywoods im Gegensatz zum Künstlerischen. Zum Teil erinnerte mich die ruhige Erzählweise und die Kamerafahrten an Filme von Takeshi Kitano (Sonatine oder Brother). Sicherlich der poetischste Film von Jean-Luc Godard. Übrigens ist Godard hier als Regieasisstent von Fritz Lang zu sehen.
Ein wunderschöner Film

Written on 12. December 2003 by The Analzer.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

sicher einer der besten von Godard, alleine wegen dem Soundtrack und natürlich BB sehenswert. Für Godard-Einsteiger ein Muss, alle anderen kennen und lieben ihn.

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