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Brigitte Bardot between sips of espresso on the set of "Le Mepris" ("Contempt").
Directed by Jean Luc Godard and starred Brigette Bardot, Fritz Lang *yes, that
Fritz Lang) Giorgia Moll, Jack Palance, and Michel Piccoli. Briefly, it’s about a couple's marriage
breaking down during the making of a movie in this French drama.
Piccoli plays a screenwriter
who's hired by a brash producer to work on a film of Homer's Odyssey. Piccoli
is joined by his wife on the set - but his poor conduct sees her begin an
affair with another man. Not only is this a perceptive look at relationships,
but it also gives an intriguing insight into the film-making process. Bardot is at the top of her game as Camille
and Godard is in the twilight of his despite eschewing New Wave black and white
filming for the more vivid 4/C power of the then new CinemaScope format.
If nothing else, Bardot is
easy to look at and the interior design is stunning, including the cleverly designed
seaside house.
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| Godard (left to right) Picolli and Bardot in Rome, April 1963 during the filming of Le Mepris |
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| Location: Casa Malaparte on the Isle of Capri |
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