{"id":77281,"date":"2021-10-15T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77281"},"modified":"2021-10-15T14:50:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:50:52","slug":"contempt-mepris-le-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77281","title":{"rendered":"Contempt \/ Mepris, Le (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I have to know why you despise me!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster-734x1024.png 734w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster-768x1071.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster-194x270.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Poster.png 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aspiring screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) hired by a crass American producer (Jack Palance) to support an adaptation of &#8220;The Odyssey&#8221; by director Fritz Lang quickly finds his marriage to his beautiful wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) on the rocks when he encourages her to take a drive with Palance.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brigitte Bardot Films<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Fritz Lang Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean-Luc Godard Films<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Jack Palance Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary doesn&#8217;t write very much in his review of this &#8220;slow but beautifully shot and unusually insightful Jean-Luc Godard adult film about movie-making and marriage,&#8221; other than noting that &#8220;Piccoli and Bardot give fine performances&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking-1536x646.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Walking.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;as does Fritz Lang (playing himself), the philosophical director of Palance&#8217;s travesty.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2-1024x439.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Lang2.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary does comment that &#8220;since <em>The Odyssey<\/em> is, in part, about a wife, Penelope, who waits 20 years for her husband to return from his journeys, Godard is obviously making a comment on the fickleness of lovers today &#8212; particularly women&#8221;; however, I think that&#8217;s far too reductive of a stance to take. Indeed, I was surprised and impressed by how much subtlety there is in Bardot&#8217;s performance and character: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig-1024x436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig-1536x654.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Wig.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her Camille is an insecure yet savvy woman who understands that the men around her put value almost exclusively on her beauty and sexual availability, and she refuses to simply play this game without protest. <\/p>\n<p>Visually speaking, the movie is bright and colorful &#8212; and as always, Godard makes interesting use of space, unique sets, and montage. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3-1536x647.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set3.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Georges Delerue&#8217;s score is also integral to this film; indeed, the orchestral theme song is so instantly recognizable that I was surprised to learn it&#8217;s part of the original score for this movie rather than a classical piece. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brigitte Bardot as Camille<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5-1536x648.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Bardot-Still5.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Raoul Coutard&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Set.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7-1536x646.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Still7.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window-1536x652.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Contempt-Viewing-Window.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Georges Delerue&#8217;s indelible score\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an intriguing classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057345\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s688contempt.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/71459\/contempt#articles-reviews?articleId=195135\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/contempt\/review\/2000118991\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jonathanrosenbaum.net\/2019\/05\/critical-distance\/\">Jonathan Rosenbaum&#8217;s Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CzyZKBQDDLg\">Video Essay by Adrian Martin and Cristina Alvarez Lopez<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have to know why you despise me!&#8221; Synopsis: An aspiring screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) hired by a crass American producer (Jack Palance) to support an adaptation of &#8220;The Odyssey&#8221; by director Fritz Lang quickly finds his marriage to his beautiful wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) on the rocks when he encourages her to take a drive with Palance. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Brigitte Bardot Films French Films Fritz Lang Films Jean-Luc Godard Films Hollywood Jack Palance Films Marital Problems Writers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77281\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77281"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77302,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77281\/revisions\/77302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}