Contempt

This is a hard no for me. I say this not with contempt but with frustration and boredom. That song felt transcendent and in the first few seconds I felt like I was in for something big: thinking that Godard may have some lofty views when it comes to the art of cinema. But that's not true- he's doing this for himself and material like this doesn't age well. Et mon Visage?

Ordinary apartments are photographed to create a complex sense of space. The layout and echo of red, yellow and blue are used throughout the film. The character positions and camera movements may seem random but are exquisitely arranged, the product of the superposition of money, time and talent. The plot also has its own ingenuity and hints. Whether it is love or the situation of the movie, they are all buried in the "great" blue. But I really hate using female nudity as a gimmick to sell movies.

This was very interesting to watch the 1963 thinking about male oppressive movies, and the two gorgeous females dealing with the situation of the times! Bardot is stunningly attractive in her role with a forceful attitude and gorgeous curves!

Good film, but dated.

Visually interesting and Bardot is great set decoration, but this is thoroughly unlikeable. Palance is miscast, the writer and his hot but irritating wife are repulsive, and there's no one here to care about. I feel like Antonioni treated this kind of material in a much more compelling and interesting way.

Revisited in 2022 with "Day for Night", good comparison. Whether this is good or not good, this film it super iconic in many ways. Full sophistication. Great cinematography. All the colours and figures imply something obscure and sexuality, it's unfortunate that they can't make like this now. The translator's existence emphasises tense and awkwardness.

Other than the beautiful Brigitte Bardot not much to see here.

There's definitely something about this film but it's just a little bit overwrought. Fritz Lang is a decent actor though. A rare film about the film industry that doesn't get all self indulgent. Ok, it's really about marriage but still. Lovely score but the acting is all a bit stilted which doesn't match where the music is trying to force you to go. Just felt a bit all over the place - guess like some failed marriages do - so I dunno it possibly works. Need to think this one through as not sure where I stand.

Godard slowly seeps the deep melancholy and deadly dread of a failed marriage into us while Brigitte Bardot helps him do so with effortless elegance and fragile authenticity; although I think Godard relies upon the satirical and intellectual aspects a little too much, and I didn't find the ending to be particularly interesting or satisfying, but I guess it doesn't really need to be for what it's trying to convey.

The commentary provided by The Criterion Collection beings nuance, explanation and appreciation for what woulld otherwise seem like a confusing disappointment to the uninitiated of Goddard's works