 | Jean-Luc Godard's subversive foray into commercial filmmaking is a star-studded Cinemascope epic. "Contempt" ("Le Mepris") stars Michel Piccoli as a screenwriter torn between the demands of a proud European 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. Special Features: 2-Disc Set; Audio Commentary by film scholar Robert Stam; Disc Two: 2 Short Documentaries featuring Godard on the set of "Contempt: "Bardot et Godard" (8min.) & "Paparazzi" (22min.), "The Dinosaur And The Baby" - a conversation between Jean-Luc Godard & Fritz Lang (1967, 61min.), Interview with cinematographer Raoul Coutard, Excerpt from an interview... $33.96 Click To Buy |