The plot of the film is simple: a playwright (Bohl) goes to help an American producer (Brokschau) rewrite the script of "Ulysses" for the German director Fritz Lang to shoot. The male protagonist Bol betrayed his wife Miyu (Brigitte Bardot) twice, deliberately created the opportunity for her and Broccoli to be alone, and molested the producer translator (Francesca) in person to make his wife Lost love for him and contempt for him.
The loss of love may only happen in an instant. Last night was still a loving couple, but this morning they parted ways. When a wife finds out that her husband is unfaithful, she loses her love for him, and she never tells the reason even under her husband's repeated pressure. "I wish I could love you more, or not love you anymore, because love is blind", this Antonioni-style dialogue is very appropriate to express the wife's surroundings and state of mind at this time. When the wife has firmly given up love, the husband is still trapped in the whirlpool of materiality and vanity and cannot escape. Godard proposed the collective fragility of intellectuals in the film, becoming cowardly and selfless in the face of the double impact of love and financial honor.
New wave directors have repeatedly emphasized the "author's film" and demanded that the film must be integrated into the self. [Contempt] In fact, it is Godard's self-portrait, and Bohr in the film represents Godard. He repeatedly sold his soul and eventually lost his wife. Godard's attack on big Hollywood productions is also a profound and merciless introspection.
In the film, the role of Fritz Lang is played by the famous German director Fritz Lang himself. This kind of character consistency without changing the name is quite interesting. In the film, Fritz Lang's character is leading, and he constantly recites poems by Dante, Hedling, and others, producing a strong philosophical tone. Off the film, in real life, Fritz Lang is again Godard's adoration, a symbol of uncompromising. Godard's invitation to take part in the film set a benchmark for the theme and was an unabashed tribute to him.
Another highlight of the film is the joining of Brigitte Bardot. Since the worldwide release of Brigitte Bardot's "God Created Woman", her glamorous image of "sexy kitten" has taken the world by storm, and has even spooked Hollywood for a while. In [God Created Woman], Brigitte Bardot may still give the impression of a vase, but in [Contempt], her wife Miyu is emotionally incomprehensible, sometimes blurred, and sometimes firm. The delicate performance is enough to earn her the title of "True Color Actor". In the film, Brigitte Bardot is naked and Michel Piccoli chatting in bed. Godard uses red, blue and green filters to change the tone. This scene has also become a very memorable scene in film history. one.
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