Contempt
1963 · 1h 43m · Drama, Romance
Godard's a master and those scores back it up, but fair warning: this is a deliberately slow, cerebral meditation on art and marriage that demands patience. Watch it tonight only if you're in the mood for something challenging and philosophical rather than entertaining.
Plot
Art film producer Jeremy Prokosch, unhappy with the work of his director, hires Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of The Odyssey, but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb, he brings in a screenwriter to energise the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, Fritz Lang