Contempt - Criterion Collection (DVD)
Jean-Luc Godard's cynical look at the art of filmmaking follows a screenwriter in his attempts to recount Homer's THE ODYSSEY. Full of insights into the compromises required of filmmakers, as well as autobiographical allusions, especially concerning the failed union of Godard and actress Anna Karina, 1964's CONTEMPT is one of the most widely recognized films about the filmmaking process. It is also considered the film that made Godard realize that lavish productions were not for him, sending him back into a lower-budget world where he could maintain complete control over his films. Shot in glorious CinemaScope by Raoul Coutard, CONTEMPT is a poignant artistic commentary and a dramatic expose of a dying marriage.Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli) is struggling with Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance), the manipulative American producer financing his big-budget venture, and is frustrated by Fritz Lang (playing himself), the film's egotistical director. Concomitantly, his marriage to his gorgeous wife Camille (Brigitte Bardot) founders, and the emotional distance between them weighs heavily upon him.DVD Features:Region 12-Disc SetDisc One: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35Audio: Stereo 2.0 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Stam - Film ScholarDisc Two:Additional Release Material: Featurettes - 1. CONTEMPT: BARDOT ET GODARD (8 Mins)
2. PAPARAZZI (22 Mins)
3. THE DINOSAUR AND THE BABY featuring Jean-Luc Godard and Fritz Lang (61 Mins) Interviews - 1. Raoul Coutard - Director of Photography Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerText/Galleries: Print Excerpt - 1. Interview - Jean-Luc Godard - Director (by Francois Chalais)
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In Chinese culture, objects made of jade were considered emblems of temporal and heavenly powers, and of wealth. Bring the mystical power of jade to your wardrobe with this Jade Bracelet from China.
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Jade traditionally treasured for its hardness, texture, translucency, and color
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Early cinema was made considerably brighter by the appearance of legendary comic actor W.C. Fields in a number of prominent features. A raconteur with a legendary penchant for chasing women, Fields proved highly influential over a number of cutting edge comics, counting the Monty Python Team among his many admirers. This candid release includes many behind-the-scenes clips of Fields, as well as clips from some of his greatest works.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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The eight stories in this collection are all narrated by Del Jordan, as she grows up in small-town Ontario in the'40s. Encouraged by her mother--who chafes against the limitations of rural life--to use your brains, Del aims to become a writer, and she observes with merciless clarity the life of the town, in particular her family, her friend Naomi, and a girl in town named Marion who becomes pregnant. As she begins to mature, discovers sex, and sees a wider world than the town of Jubilee, Del moves inexorably toward the life inhabited by her creator, Alice Munro, who admits that these stories are in some measure autobiographical. Stories include Princess Ida Age of Faith, and Baptizing.
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