Carte Blanche: John Baldessari
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Adapted from a 1954 novel of the same name by Alberto Moravia, ‘Contempt’ tells the story of Camille and Paul Javal, a couple who live in Rome. When Paul is contacted by producer Jeremy Prokosch and asked to work on a cinema adaptation of The Odyssey, he sees an opportunity to earn enough money to realise his dream of writing for the theatre, and thus prove to his wife that he is talented, even if it means deliberately allowing the American producer to woo her. But the young woman refuses to take part in his scheme, and the love she felt for him turns to contempt.