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| Brigitte Bardot | ... | Camille Javal | |
| Michel Piccoli | ... | Paul Javal | |
| Jack Palance | ... | Jeremy Prokosch | |
| Giorgia Moll | ... | Francesca Vanini | |
| Fritz Lang | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Raoul Coutard | ... | Cameraman (uncredited) | |
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | Lang's Assistant Director (uncredited) | |
| Linda Veras | ... | Siren (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jean-Luc Godard | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jean-Luc Godard | uncredited | |
| Alberto Moravia | novel "Il Disprezzo" | |
Produced by | |||
| Georges de Beauregard | .... | producer | |
| Carlo Ponti | .... | producer | |
| Joseph E. Levine | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Georges Delerue | |||
| Piero Piccioni | (Italian and Spanish version) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Raoul Coutard | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Agnès Guillemot | |||
| Lila Lakshmanan | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Tanine Autré | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Odette Berroyer | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Philippe Dussart | .... | production manager | |
| Carlo Lastricati | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Charles L. Bitsch | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| William Robert Sivel | .... | sound (as William Sivel) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Joe D'Amato | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Annie Chauvet | .... | publicist (uncredited) | |
| Suzanne Schiffman | .... | script girl (uncredited) | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | .... | publicist (uncredited) | |
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The whole movie can be captured in one moment. That one fleeting second when the absurd irony and futility of 'everything' will dawn upon you. Either that or you will merely take it for what it is. A masterpiece.
So obviously chained by the wrath of Gods, the movie on the whole has too much to offer. Whether it is the parallels between the existing world and the world of homer, the constant struggle with commercialism or the perusal of a writer's integrity... you will keep on jumping between realism and.... romanticism? Throughout the movie, a haunting melancholic theme continues to play magic on nerves. Amongst countless striking scenes lies a splendidly performed sequence made on a shoestring budget in the apartment that captures the unsettling confessions of the pair. Definitely worth seeing/experiencing!
As much as you will fall under the spell of Godard and feel for the likes of Lang, you can't help being amused by the almost comical character of Palance. Very comical, Very contemptuous.
But at the end its Lang that captures attention on the whole. A lone figure standing amidst harmonious chaos, staring silently at everyone and no one, while life effortlessly moves around him. He makes perfect sense.
Contempt. The whole thing takes place within a system that seems to be contemptuous of itself. So much so that it even ends up holding a mocking mirror, capturing an ultimate contempt for the audience.