Review of Contempt (1963) by Thomas S — 06 Dec 2007
Godard, the bad-boy of the French New Wave, played true to his nature in this French, Italian, American co-production. It was New Wave through and through, but it cynically satirized the movement, other European art cinemas, and even Hollywood cinema within a one hundred minute time span.
If New Wave was ever commercialized and conformed to American standards (antithetical to the movement itself), this would have been one of the films directors would have drawn from frequently. Visually stunning and perplexing at times, yet worth watching for its seering cynnical portrayal of filmmaking and the people involved.
This review of Contempt (1963) was written by Thomas S on 06 Dec 2007.
Contempt has generally received very positive reviews.
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