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Contempt( 1963)

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More bold! More brazen! And much, much more Bardot!

Overview

A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Brigitte Bardot

      Camille Javal

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      Michel Piccoli

      Paul Javal

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      Jack Palance

      Jeremy Prokosch

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      Giorgia Moll

      Francesca Vanini

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      Fritz Lang

      Fritz Lang

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      Raoul Coutard

      Cameraman

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      Jean-Luc Godard

      Lang's Assistant Director

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      Linda Veras

      Sirene

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 10 2023
    Jack Palance is ideally cast here as the Hollywood producer ("Prokosch") who has commissioned the legendary director Fritz Lang to breathe a last breath of life into the once thriving peplum genre with an adaptation of Homer's "Odyssey". He sees the rushes, and aside from a little nymph swimming in the nude, is unimpressed. Solution? Draft in accomplished playwright turned screenwriter "Paul" (Michel Piccoli) to liven things up. $10k is his fee and that will be enough to complete the renovations on the flat he shares with wife "Camille" (Brigitte Bardot). Thing is, though, as he starts to becom...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    900000.00

    Revenue

    528428.00

    Keywords

    • jealousy
    • based on novel or book
    • villa
    • love triangle
    • italy
    • movie business
    • capri
    • screenwriter
    • car crash
    • divorce