Contempt
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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.
| Released | 29 Oct 1963 |
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| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Runtime | 1 hour, 43 minutes |
| Countries | France, Italy |
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Contempt is one of the most moving films of its era … over the years Contempt has grown increasingly, almost unbearably, moving to me. … it cuts very deep … it is a profound cinematic encounter with eternity, in which both the lost marriage and the cinema seem to dissolve. It’s one of the most frightening great films ever made.
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There is something in this movie, so that every time I hear the Georges Delerue theme start playing over and over again, even when I know it will stop abruptly, I feel a deep melancholy and my eyes water.
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The music in this movie and the whole idea of the slow breakup of the couple played by Michel Piccoli and Brigitte Bardot made a huge impression on me: as did its pace and way of looking and the use of time. It’s one of Godard’s best movies.
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