STUDIOCANAL on Instagram: "Take in the beauty - and the heat - in one of Jean-Luc Godard’s most picturesque films, LE MEPRIS (CONTEMPT, 1963). ☀️ Shot by Raoul Coutard around the extraordinary Villa Malaparte on Capri, Godard didn’t just shoot a scene; he gave us one of cinema’s most poetic and impassioned masterpieces. Michel Piccoli and the illustrious Brigitte Bardot star. #lemepris #bythesea #jeanlucgodard"

Cinearts | Samuele Oliver Rossi on Instagram: "In 2010, the Academy honored Jean-Luc Godard with an Honorary Oscar for his contributions to cinema. However, he declined to attend the ceremony, offering no formal acceptance or acknowledgment. When asked about his absence, Godard responded simply: “I don’t understand why I would have to go there.” A defining figure of the French New Wave, Godard remained steadfast in his belief that cinema should exist beyond the confines of Hollywood. His refusal