It's impossible to adequately put into words my adoration for this film and Godard's work in general. Few films make me feel so alive; so invigorated by the endless artistic possibilities suggested by the ideas that burst out of each frame. From the way that Karina and Belmondo finish each others sentences, to the sudden appearance of Beethoven's fifth as we hear of a poor man in one of Balzac's works who had it pounded into his head, or the…

The struggle between high and low art, producer and director, and a husband and wife, shot in magnificent cinemascope by Coutard. Blended with highly personal elements in classic Godard style, Camille dons a wig highly similar to Anna Karina's hairstyle in Vivre Sa Vie, as Godard and Karina were going through troubles within their marriage. As always, Contempt can be highly alienating to the viewer at times, none more tender and brilliant than the argument between Paul and Camille in…