A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.
Contempt has generally received very positive reviews.
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Contempt was released in 1963 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 389 reviews, giving Contempt (1963) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 77%, Contempt is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1963, which stands at 61%.
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