Beginning Friday, 11/7/08, you’ll have the chance to see this Godard classic. It’s only showing for one week, at selected times, so read on for the details.
Feature: CONTEMPT (1963)
Friday/Saturday/Sunday Matinees: 2:00
Nightly: 9:20
Jean-Luc Godard’s cynical look at the art of filmmaking follows a screenwriter in his attempts to recount Homer’s THE ODYSSEY. 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, 1964’s CONTEMPT is one of the most widely recognized films about the filmmaking process. It is also considered the film that made Godard realize that 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, CONTEMPT is a poignant artistic commentary and a dramatic exposé of a dying marriage. Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is struggling with Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance), the manipulative American producer financing his big-budget venture, and is frustrated by Fritz Lang (playing himself), the film’s egotistical director. Concomitantly, his marriage to his gorgeous wife, Camille (Brigitte Bardot), flounders, and the emotional distance between them weighs heavily upon him. 103m. FRENCH w/ ENGLISH subtitles.
Colony Theatre
5438 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609 (Phone 856-0111)
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