UW Cinematheque - Special Presentations
Contempt (Le mepris) | France, Italy | 1963 | DCP | 103 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Event Details
Date
Friday, September 15, 2023
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance
In Godard’s first big-budget film, a screenwriter (Piccoli) struggles with rewriting a screenplay of The Odyssey for a demanding director (noted filmmaker Fritz Lang) and an obnoxious American producer (Palance), while his marriage to Camille (Bardot) falls apart. Godard chaffed under the constant pressure of his own producers, and Contempt, screened here in a new 4K restoration, is often a thinly veiled attack towards them.
In Godard’s first big-budget film, a screenwriter (Piccoli) struggles with rewriting a screenplay of The Odyssey for a demanding director (noted filmmaker Fritz Lang) and an obnoxious American producer (Palance), while his marriage to Camille (Bardot) falls apart. Godard chaffed under the constant pressure of his own producers, and Contempt, screened here in a new 4K restoration, is often a thinly veiled attack towards them.
Cost
Free
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