Contempt (1963)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · 103 min · Drama, Romance
45.7 TOPICAL score · #2,231 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Art film producer Jeremy Prokosch, unhappy with the work of his director, hires Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of The Odyssey, but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb, he brings in a screenwriter to energise the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.
Contempt (1963, directed by Jean-Luc Godard) has a TOPICAL score of 45.7 - ranked 2,231 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (1,003 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 42 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (1,003 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 42 languages
- Still read12,790 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Brigitte Bardot (actor #1,100), Michel Piccoli (actor #280), Jack Palance (actor #691), Giorgia Moll