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29/10/1963 Drama, Romance 1h 43m
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More bold! More brazen! And much, much more Bardot!

Overview

Art film producer Jeremy Prokosch, unhappy with the work of his director, hires Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of The Odyssey, but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb, he brings in a screenwriter to energise the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

  1. Jean-Luc Godard

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Brigitte Bardot

    Camille Javal

  2. Michel Piccoli

    Paul Javal

  3. Jack Palance

    Jeremy Prokosch

  4. Giorgia Moll

    Francesca Vanini

  5. Fritz Lang

    Fritz Lang

  6. Raoul Coutard

    Cameraman

  7. Jean-Luc Godard

    Lang's Assistant Director

  8. Linda Veras

    Sirene

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-10
Jack Palance is ideally cast here as the Hollywood producer ("Prokosch") who has commissioned the legendary director Fritz Lang to breathe a last breath of life into the once thriving peplum genre with an adaptation of Homer's "Odyssey". He sees the rushes, and aside from a little nymph swimming in the nude, is unimpressed. Solution? Draft in accomplished playwright turned screenwriter "Paul" (Michel Piccoli) to liven things up. $10k is his fee and that will be enough to complete the renovations on the flat he shares with wife "Camille" (Brigitte Bardot). Thing is, though, as he starts to beco...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$900,000.00

Revenue
$528,428.00

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