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Mood:
- CleverContemplativeStylizedThought ProvokingCynicalWittyBiting
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Plot:
- Writer's LifePsychologicalShowbizFilmmakingArtists and ShowbizMind and SoulHuman NatureBoss and Employee more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignNew Wave
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century60s
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Place:
- EuropeItaly
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssential
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Humor:
- Satire
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Style:
- Talky
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Flag:
- Nudity
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Contempt, 1963
French, English, German, Italian
France, Italy
Profile of Contempt
The mood of Contempt is cynical, thought provoking, and clever. The plot centers around the life of a writer, filmmaking, and showbiz. It features satire. Contempt is a drama and foreign movie. Stylistically, it is New Wave and is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing of Contempt is slow. The setting is Italy. It happens in the 1960s. Contempt is based on a book. The movie is known for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes nudity.
Summary of Contempt
Jean-Luc Godard's cynical look at the art of filmmaking follows a screenwriter in his attempts to recount Homer's THE ODYSSEY. Full of insights into the compromises required of filmmakers, as well as autobiographical allusions, especially concerning the failed union of Godard and actress Anna Karina, 1964's CONTEMPT is one of the most widely recognized films about the filmmaking process. It is also considered the film that made Godard realize that lavish productions were not for him, sending him back into a lower-budget world where he could maintain complete control over his films. Shot in glorious CinemaScope by Raoul Coutard, CONTEMPT is a poignant artistic commentary and a dramatic exposé of a dying marriage.
Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is struggling with Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance), the manipulative American producer financing his big-budget venture, and is frustrated by Fritz Lang (playing himself), the film's egotistical director. Concomitantly, his marriage to his gorgeous wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) founders, and the emotional distance between them weighs heavily upon him.
Details
| Language: | French, English, German, Italian |
| Country: | France, Italy |
| Release date: | October 1964 |
| Runtime: | 103 min |
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as Camille Javal
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Users Reviews
- 21.March.2009
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- by: Jonathan Jorgenson
- Jonathan Jorgenson rated this movie
10/10Must See
