Contempt
#171, DVD

$29.99

Specifications

Format DVD
Condition New
Label Criterion

Jean-Luc Godard’s subversive foray into commercial filmmaking is a star-studded Cinemascope epic. Contempt (Le Mépris) stars Michel Piccoli as a screenwriter torn between the demands of a proud European director (played by legendary director Fritz Lang), a crude and arrogant American producer (Jack Palance), and his disillusioned wife, Camille (Brigitte Bardot), as he attempts to doctor the script for a new film version of The Odyssey. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this brilliant study of marital breakdown, artistic compromise, and the cinematic process in a new special edition.

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Film Info

  • France
  • 1963
  • 103 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • French
  • Spine #171

TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • Digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Raoul Coutard
  • Audio commentary by film scholar Robert Stam
  • The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967), a conversation between Jean-Luc Godard and Fritz Lang
  • Two documentaries featuring Godard on the set of Contempt: Bardot et Godard and Paparazzi
  • Jean-Luc Godard interview excerpt from 1964
  • Interview with cinematographer Raoul Coutard
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Optional English-dubbed soundtrack

    Cover by Michael Boland, based on a theatrical poster by Giuliano Nistri

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