Contempt

Le Mépris

“More bold! More brazen! And much, much more Bardot!”

Art 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.

Music

Georges Delerue

Screenplay

Jean-Luc Godard

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Novela

Alberto Moravia

Status

Released

Release date

29/10/1963

Original language

French

Budget

US$ 1 M

Box office

US$ 1 M