Contempt
Le Mépris
France • 1963 • 1h 43m
Director
#171Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
WriterJean-Luc Godard
CinematographerRaoul Coutard
ComposerGeorges Delerue
EditorLila Lakshmanan, Agnès Guillemot
ProducerJoseph E. Levine, Carlo Ponti, Georges de Beauregard