LE MÉPRIS

Directed by : Jean-Luc Godard

Year : 1963

Country : France, Italy 

Genre : drama 

Length : 102 min.

American film producer Jeremy Prokosch hires respected Austrian director Fritz Lang to direct a film adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey. Dissatisfied with Lang’s treatment of the material as an art film, Prokosch hires Paul Javal, a novelist and playwright, to rework the script. The conflict between artistic expression and commercial opportunity parallels Paul’s sudden estrangement from his wife Camille, who becomes aloof with Paul after being left alone with Prokosch.