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Le Mépris

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Contempt – a freshly restored, star-studded Cinemascope epic that presented Godard’s subversive venture into commercial filmmaking

director
Jean Luc Godard © Gary Stevens
Jean-Luc Godard
running time
103′
country of origin
France, Italy
Language
French, English, German, Italian
Subtitles
Nederlands

Le Mépris stars Michel Piccoli as a screenwriter who attempts to edit the script for a new film version of The Odyssey. He finds himself torn between the demands of his disillusioned wife (Brigitte Bardot), a proud European director (Fritz Lang) and a crude and arrogant American producer (Jack Palance).

Godard’s dissident entry into the world of highly commercial films is a refined, immersive epic; a penetrating study of marital discord, artistic compromises, and the filmmaking process, featuring an unforgettable soundtrack by the award-winning composer Georges Delerue.

De Balie is screening this beloved French New Wave gem in a freshly restored 4K version, that premiered at Cannes Classics last year.

The film is based on the book Il disprezzo (Contempt) by Alberto Moravia.

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