Le mépris = Contempt / Janus Films ; Studio Canal ; Cocinor ; produced by Georges de Beauregard and Carlo Ponti for Rome-Paris Films, Films Concordia, and Compagnia Cinematografia Champion ; directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

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Asked to write a screenplay for an American producer, a young French dramatist and his wife visit the producer's villa in Capri. There the wife and producer engage in an affair, and she decides to leave her husband. However, something quite unexpected happens.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 171.
Corporate Authors: Studio Canal+
Janus Films
Cocinor (Firm)
Rome Paris Films
Films Concordia (Paris, France)
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Beauregard, Georges de
Ponti, Carlo, 1912-2007
Godard, Jean-Luc, 1930-2022
Bardot, Brigitte
Piccoli, Michel, 1925-2020
Palance, Jack, 1919-2006
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976
Coutard, Raoul
Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992
Moravia, Alberto, 1907-1990
Language:French
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In French with English subtitles; optional English-dubbed soundtrack.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:Special édition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 171.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Italy > Capri Island > Drama.
Screenwriters > Italy > Capri Island > Drama.
Marriage > Drama.
Feature films.
Motion picture producers and directors > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Motion pictures, French.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Contempt. [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD

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