Biography jean luc godard contempt

film by Jean-Luc Godard

Contempt (French: Le Mépris) is a French New Wavedrama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the Italian novel Il disprezzo (A Ghost at Noon) by Alberto Moravia.^[6] It stars Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Fritz Lang, and Giorgia Moll.

Plot

Paul Javal, a young French playwright who has found commercial success in Rome, accepts an offer from vulgar American producer Jerry Prokosch to rework the script for German director Fritz Lang's screen adaptation of the Odyssey.

Paul's wife, Camille Javal, joins him on the first day of the project at Cinecittà.

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As the first discussions are completed, Prokosch invites the crew to join him at his villa, offering Camille a ride in his two-seat sportscar. Camille looks to Paul to decline the offer, but he submissively withdraws to follow by taxi, leaving Camille and Prokosch alone.

Paul does not catch up with them until 30 minutes later, explain