- Sun Screens
A film introduced by film historian and INSAS and RITCS professor Wouter Hessels.
LE MÉPRIS
Jean-Luc Godard
FR/IT, 1963, 105’, VO FR ST EN
Cast : Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance
Brigitte Bardot reminds us what all the fuss was about, alongside Jack Palance and Michel Piccoli, in this restored version of Godard’s 1963 classic. – The Guardian
SYNOPSIS : Writer-screenwriter Paul Javal leads a happy life with his wife Camille. The famous American producer Jeremy Prokosch asked him to work on a Cinecittà adaptation of Fritz Lang’s The Odyssey. The couple went to the location and met the film crew. Prokosch soon makes advances towards Camille before Paul’s very eyes. This attempt at seduction spells the end of their relationship…