Contempt

Contempt

Year: 1963

Runtime: 103 mins

Language: French

DramaRomanceHumanity and the world around usPowerful poetic and passionate dramaPassion and romance

Jeremy Prokosch, a pragmatic producer dissatisfied with his director’s work, hires the legendary Fritz Lang to helm an ambitious adaptation of “The Odyssey.” Fearing the project will flop, he brings in a screenwriter to revitalize the script. As the professional pressures mount, a personal rift erupts between the writer and his wife, intertwining creative ambition with strained relationships.

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