Contempt (#171, DVD)

Jean-Luc Godards subversive foray into commercial filmmaking is a star-studded Cinemascope epic.Contempt(Le Mpris) 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 ofThe 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 ofContempt:Bardot et GodardandPaparazzi
• 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