Le mépris = Contempt / Argos Films ; produced by Carlo Ponti ; directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard.

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A young French dramatist living in Rome is working on a rewrite of the Odyssey for an American film producer. His wife suddenly ceases to love him. Her affair with the producer leads to death.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:CinemaDisc collection.
Corporate Authors: Image Entertainment (Firm)
Argos Films
Nelson Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Godard, Jean-Luc, 1930-2022
Bardot, Brigitte
Palance, Jack, 1919-2006
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976
Ponti, Carlo, 1912-2007
Moravia, Alberto, 1907-1990
Language:French
Language and/or Writing System:
French language with English subtitles.
Published: [California] : Nelson Entertainment : Image Entertainment, [1990], ©1990.
Series:CinemaDisc collection.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
Variant Title:
Contempt.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A young French dramatist living in Rome is working on a rewrite of the Odyssey for an American film producer. His wife suddenly ceases to love him. Her affair with the producer leads to death.
Note:Based on the novel Il disprezzo (A ghost at noon) by Antonio Moravia.
Original film, Le mépris, made 1964 in France and Italy.
Rated 15.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F67 M46 1990 Video (12 inch) disc
System Details:LaserDisc; extended play (CLV); digital sound; CX noise-reduction system utilized.
Cast:
Brigitte Bardot, Fritz Lang, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Georgia Moll, Jean-Luc Godard.