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1963 Certificate 15
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Widely acknowledged as a classic, LE MEPRIS is the story of Paul, a writer, and Camille, a couple in a tempestuous marriage. When Paul accepts a job to review a big screen version of Homer's Odyssey, the arguments over how the script should turn out mirror the arguments in Paul's relationship. Read more

Starring Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli
Director Jean-Luc Godard
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Le Mepris

Widely acknowledged as a classic, LE MEPRIS is the story of Paul, a writer, and Camille, a couple in a tempestuous marriage. When Paul accepts a job to review a big screen version of Homer's Odyssey, the arguments over how the script should turn out mirror the arguments in Paul's relationship.

Starring Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli
Director Jean-Luc Godard
Studio OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Blu-ray: French
Subtitles DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 26 Jan 2004
Blu-ray: 28 Sep 2009
Production year: 1963
Format DVD
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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Jean-Luc Godard's weird satire on Hollywood's invasion of Europe stars Jack Palance as the American producer who says: “When I hear the word culture I reach for my cheque book.” Fritz Lang plays the director of an intended version of Homer's Odyssey, while the sex interest is provided by — who else? — Brigitte Bardot. It sounds relatively straightforward, and probably would be if Godard didn't veer off at tangents in his desperate attempt to retain his modishness and not be swamped by his biggest budget and cast to date.

    • Radio Times
  • A film about - among other things - integrity. The basic situation, faithfully adapted from Moravia's novel A Ghost... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
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  • 9 out of 11 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Non-vintage Goddard

    This film may not be up to vintage Godard from the French new Wave, but it is still a fine example of 60s cinema. The quality of the print and extras are great too. Worth seeing for the stars, Bardot, Jack Palance and the wonderful Fritz Lang. Much better than many of todays blockbusters. Worth renting for the stunning scenery of Capri if nothing else.

      • Graham Taylor from Stratford-upon-Avon
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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Uninvolving

    The dvd allows you to select the French language version, with English subtitles if you want them.This is much better than the dubbed-English version, which for one thing misses the point that the Pallance character speaks only English, that Fritz Lang prefers German. Oddly the Italian film crew speak Italian but Bardot, who is presumably playing a local Roman girl, speaks French. Even in this version however the scenes between Bardot and her husband fail to take off, and as Bardot's falling out of love is the main story this is a setback. The other theme - movie-making - is but a shadow of Truffaut's 'Day for Night'. The extra feature about the paparazzi feeding frenzy when the unit was on location at Capri is entertaining. Capri looks stunning.

      • A customer from Cheltenham, England
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    • Widely acknowledged as a classic, LE MEPRIS is the story of Paul, a writer, and Camille, a couple in a tempestuous marriage. When Paul accepts a job to review a big screen version of Homer's Odyssey, ...

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      Widely acknowledged as a classic, LE MEPRIS is the story of Paul, a writer, and Camille, a couple in a tempestuous marriage. When Paul accepts a job to review a big screen version of Homer's Odyssey, the arguments over how the script should turn out mirror the arguments in Paul's relationship....