Le mépris

Le mépris1963

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Genre: Drama
A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance) is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the lege… more »



Camille Javal:
I like you better without the hat and cigar.

Paul Javal:
I'm just imitating Dean Martin in "Some Came Running."

Camille Javal:
Very funny. You don't remind me of Dean Martin, but of Martin and the ass. Don't you know the story about Martin and the ass?

Paul Javal:
No.

Camille Javal:
One day Martin went to Baghdad to buy himself a flying carpet. And a merchant sold him a very pretty one. Martin sat down on the carpet, but it didn't fly. "Well," said the merchant, "that's not surprising." Are you listening to me?

Paul Javal:
Yes.

Camille Javal:
"That's not surprising. The carpet will never fly if you think of an ass." "All right," Martin said, "I just won't think of an ass." But then he couldn't stop thinking of an ass! And the carpet wouldn't fly.

Paul Javal:
I don't see what that has to do with me.

Camille Javal:
That's exactly what I mean.

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