Contempt (DVD) Criterion Collection; 2-Disc Set; Widescreen Jean-Luc Godard`s cynical look at the art of filmmaking, follows a screenwriter in his attempts to retell Homer`s THE ODYSSEY. Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is struggling with Jeremy Prokosch ...
Jean-Luc Godard`s cynical look at the art of filmmaking, follows a screenwriter in his attempts to retell Homer`s THE ODYSSEY. Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is struggling with Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance), the manipulative American producer financing his big-budget venture, and is frustrated with Fritz Lang (playing himself), the film`s egotistical director. Concomitantly, his marriage to his gorgeous wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) founders due to the conflicting priorities within the partnership, and soon the emotional distance between the director and his wife is as great as the physical distance between his film`s hero and his homeland. Full of insights into the compromises required of filmmakers, as well as autobiographical allusions, especially concerning the failed union of Godard and actress Anna Karina, CONTEMPT is one of the most widely recognized films about the filmmaking process, along with Federico Fellinis 8 = and Frangois Truffaut`s DAY FOR NIGHT. It is also considered the film that made Godard realize that these lavish productions were not for him, sending him back into a lower budget world where he could maintain complete control over his films. Shot in glorious CinemaScope by Raoul Coutard, something Godard tried to ruin by purposely placing characters outside of the frame, CONTEMPT is a poignant artistic commentary and a dramatic exposi of a dying marriage.
Unrated"
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
ACTORS: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Giorgia Moll
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A farce of intrigue, murder, romance and doublecrosses.NR"
Director: Marcel Carne
Legend of the Mountain (DVD)
Hsu Feng stars in this fantasy adventure from King Hu (A TOUCH OF ZEN) as Ho, a Sung Dynasty scholar who has left his town to to finish a Buddhist sutra in the peace of the the country. While there, he meets two beautiful young women who compete for his affection. However, these two women prove to be ghosts in disguise who are not interested in Ho, but in claiming the sutra that he has nearly finished.NR"
Director: King Hu
ACTORS: Hsu Feng, Sylvia Chang
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A collection of Latin music stars are gathered here, including Alexandre Pires, Alejandro Montaner, Millie, Elvis Crespo, and many more! 12 songs are featured in total, offering infectious Latin rhythms, and the joyous uplifting sounds of straight from the V.I.P. arena!NR"
