Contempt

Trailer

Play Dates

April 1        Atlanta, GA        EMORY UNIVERSITY

April 15        Princeton, NJ        PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

April 16        Muncie, IN        BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

April 16        Murfreesboro, TN        MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

April 22        Stockton, CA        UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC

May 1        La Crosse, WI        UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

May 5        Fort Lee, NJ        BARRYMORE FILM CENTER

June 24 & 30        Austin, TX        AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY

Contempt Play Dates

Poster by Laurent Durieux

About

France, 1963
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Producer: Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard
Based on the novel by Alberto Moravia
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Music: Georges Delerue
Genre: Drama
Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Franscope)
Language: French with English subtitles
Running Time: 103 minutes

Synopsis:
Scenes from a marital breakdown between screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his wife (Brigitte Bardot), as both become enmeshed in the behind-the-camera struggles of a director (Fritz Lang) and producer (Jack Palance) as they film an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.

Restoration:
Restored and digitized in 4K by Studiocanal at Hiventy with support from the CNC, from the original 35mm negative, interpositive, and reference print by Raoul Coutard.

Reviews and Quotes 2

"Its audacity is BREATHTAKING!"
— Terrence Rafferty, The New York Times

"SPLENDID, PROPHETIC,
VISUALLY RAVISHING...
This pop-art masterpiece is still light years ahead of its time."
— J. Hoberman

"BARDOT + GODARD =
MOVIE GREATNESS!"
— Time Out New York

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