Contempt

Rising star French screenwriter Paul Javal accepts an offer he can’t refuse from big-shot producer Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance). Tasked with rewriting the script for iconic filmmaker Fritz Lang’s (the Metropolis director as himself) adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, Paul’s career prospects are rapidly escalating – but his marriage to wife Camille (the legendary Brigitte Bardot) is on the rocks.

Journeying to the gorgeously picturesque island of Capri for the film’s shoot, the couple’s precarious marriage unravels, as Camille’s contempt for Paul grows past the point of no return.

This French New Wave classic from the great auteur Jean-Luc Godard is a melancholy masterpiece, screening in a stunning new 4K restoration, fresh from its inclusion in the Cannes Classic selection at this year’s festival.