Renowned Australian-born film critic Adrian Martin joins Amy to discuss the brilliance of Jean-Luc Godard’s cinematic masterpiece, LE MÉPRIS (Contempt, 1963), starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, and Fritz Lang. Filmed in Capri, Italy, LE MÉPRIS depicts the breakdown of a marriage, but it is also about much more than that as you'll hear. It has been newly restored in 4k and is having its Australian premiere at Europa Europa Film Festival in Melbourne on the 6th and 11th March 2024 (Hawthorn and Elsternwick). The screenings are co-presented by Melbourne Cinémathèque.

This is the extended full version of the interview. In the original interview that aired, we heard some of the iconic music by Georges Delerue who composed the epic and sweeping soundtrack to LE MÉPRIS, including Générique: https://youtu.be/N_QiBDGJ__4?si=7wNYLiERT0AbaGDp and Camille: https://youtu.be/ZPtQWm2QmXI?si=k5J639911cysfrVY

To view Godard's films from home, they can be found at your local library, university library, Picture Search Video & Vinyl in Richmond, on Kanopy (often via your library's subscription: https://www.kanopy.com/video/contempt), and Apple Movies and Google Movies. His films are distributed in Australia by Madman Entertainment and Umbrella Entertainment.

Read Adrian Martin's film essays and criticism on his website: https://adrianmartinfilmcritic.com
Broadcast on 5 March 2024.

Interview with Adrian Martin, Jean-Luc Godard's Cinematic Masterpiece LE MÉPRIS (Contempt, 1963)

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