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Contempt Overview:

Contempt (1963) was a Drama - Film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and produced by Joseph E. Levine, Carlo Ponti and Georges de Beauregard.

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Contempt (1963)

By Beatrice on Nov 17, 2017 From Flickers in Time

Contempt (Le mepris) Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Written by Jean-Luc Godard from a novel by Alberto Moravia 1963/France/Italy Rome Paris Films/Les Films Concordia/Compagnia Cinematografic Champion Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Meta.  Godard. Ugh. Ar... Read full article

Contempt (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 26, 2014 From 4 Star Films

Directed by Jean Luc Godard and starring an international cast including Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, and Fritz Lang, this film within a film is Godard’s personal examination of the cinematic world. It opens with the shooting of a scene only to have the camera turn to face on the... Read full article

Contempt (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 26, 2014 From 4 Star Films

Directed by Jean Luc Godard and starring an international cast including Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, and Fritz Lang, this film within a film is Godard’s personal examination of the cinematic world. It opens with the shooting of a scene only to have the camera turn to face on the... Read full article

Godard Forever: The Cinephiliac on Contempt

By Brandy Dean on Jan 30, 2014 From Pretty Clever Films

Did you know that regular Pretty Clever Films contributor Toyiah Murray also has her blog, The Cinephiliac? It’s true! While Pretty Clever Films has been covering Godard Forever: Part One, the lavish Godard retro screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toyiah has been covering Godard’s ... Read full article

Contempt (1963) (2)

By Lesley Coffin on Dec 10, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

It’s always interesting when a film director is cast in a film.  It is a very intentional element to the film, not only reminding the audience of that director’s role in film history, but also the personal connection one director can have with the life and work of another.  Many directors have... Read full article

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Contempt Quotes:

Camille Javal: [trying to impress the girl by speaking French] What do you think... me?
Camille Javal: Get in your Alfa, Romeo. We'll see about that!
Camille Javal: You like all of me? My mouth? My eyes? My nose? And my ears?
Paul Javal: Yes, all of you.
Camille Javal: Then you love me... totally?
Paul Javal: Yes. Totally... tenderly... tragically.
Paul Javal: Was that smile mocking or tender?
Camille Javal: [smiling] Tender.
Paul Javal: Answer me, then.
Camille Javal: If it were true, I'd tell you. A woman can always find excuses. But you're a stupid sod sometimes.
Paul Javal: Bad language doesn't suit you.
Camille Javal: Doesn't it? Just listen. Asshole... fuck... shit... goddammit... bastard... bollocks... bloody hassle. You still think it doesn't suit me?
Paul Javal: I'll tell you the story of Ramakrishna and his disciple. Ramakrishna was a Hindu wise man. And he had a disciple who had absolutely no faith in his teachings. So the disciple went off all by himself. Fifteen years later, he came back and said, "I have found the Way!" He told Ramakrishna, "Come, and I will show you." Then he took Ramakrishna to a river. And the disciple went back and forth across the river, walking on water. "See?" he told Ramakrishna. "I can cross the river without getting wet! I have found the Way!" Then Ramakrishna said to him, "You're a complete ass. With one rupee and a boat, I've been doing the same thing for years!"
Camille Javal: [voice-over] I've noticed the more we doubt, the more we cling to a false lucidity, in hope of rationalizing what feelings have made murky.
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Contempt Facts
Filming was frequently interrupted by chasing off members of the paparazzi who were desperate to take photos of Brigitte Bardot, then one of the biggest stars in the world.
Between 1959 and 1967, Jean-Luc Godard made an unprecedented 15 movies, of which Contempt was the sixth.
Originally Jean-Luc Godard wanted to have Kim Novak and Frank Sinatra as the two leads but both actors turned it down. Producer Carlo Ponti suggested his wife Sophia Loren with her frequent co-star Marcello Mastroianni, but Godard turned down that idea.
Fritz Lang was 73 when he made the film. One of the reasons why he hadn't directed in some years - his last film was The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse - was because he was virtually blind at this stage in his life.
Jean-Luc Godard was very dismissive of the source material - Alberto Moravia's novel 'Il Disprezzo' - calling it "a nice vulgar read for a train journey".
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