Le mépris = Contempt / a film by Jean-Luc Godard ; Georges de Beauregard and Carlo Ponti produced it for Rome-Paris Films, Films Concordia, and Compagnia Cinematografia Champion.

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On Capri, an Italian crew makes a German film of Homer's Odyssey; Fritz Lang directs with American money. Prokosch, the producer, with his sneer and red Alfa, holds art films in contempt and hires writer Javal to help Lang commercialize the picture. Against this backdrop, Javal's marriage to Camille...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Mépris (Motion picture) Criterion collection ; 171. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Rome Paris Films Films Concordia (Paris, France) Compagnia Cinematografica Champion Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Godard, Jean-Luc, 1930-2022 Beauregard, Georges de Ponti, Carlo, 1912-2007 Bardot, Brigitte Piccoli, Michel, 1925-2020 Palance, Jack, 1919-2006 Moll, Giorgia, 1938- Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976 Coutard, Raoul Moravia, Alberto, 1907-1990
Language:	French English
Language of the Original:	French
Language and/or Writing System:	French or English dialogue, optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:	Special édition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 171. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Godard, Jean-Luc, > 1930-2022 > Interviews. Lang, Fritz, > 1890-1976 > Interviews. Coutard, Raoul > Interviews. Man-woman relationships > Italy > Capri Island > Drama. Screenwriters > Italy > Capri Island > Drama. Motion picture industry > Drama. Moravia, Alberto, > 1907-1990 > Television adaptations. Homer. > Odyssey > Television adaptations > Drama. Motion pictures > Production and direction > Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films > France. Feature films > Italy. Foreign language films > French. Drama. Interviews. Television adaptations. Coutard, Raoul. Godard, Jean-Luc, > 1930- Lang, Fritz, > 1890-1976. Moravia, Alberto, > 1907-1990. Odyssey (Homer) Man-woman relationships. Motion picture industry. Motion pictures > Production and direction. Screenwriters. Italy > Capri Island.
Genre:	Interviews. Television adaptations. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films Foreign language films
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Contempt. [Parallel title]
Format:	Video DVD

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