Contempt

1963 · directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Rating

94/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250

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, rates 94/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Brigitte Bardot
• Michel Piccoli
• Jack Palance
• Giorgia Moll
• Fritz Lang
• Raoul Coutard
• Jean-Luc Godard
• Linda Veras

Crew

• Raoul Coutard — Director of Photography
• Agnès Guillemot — Editor
• Lila Lakshmanan — Editor
• Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer
• Jean-Luc Godard — Screenplay

More from Jean-Luc Godard

1. Breathless (1960) — 98/100 · hit
2. Vivre Sa Vie (1962) — 83/100 · hit
3. Band of Outsiders (1964) — 83/100 · hit
4. Masculin Féminin (1966) — 82/100 · hit
5. La Chinoise (1967) — 80/100 · hit
6. Pierrot le Fou (1965) — 79/100

How these numbers work: Methodology