Scenes from a marital breakdown between screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his wife (Brigitte Bardot), as both become enmeshed in the behind-the-camera struggles of a director (Fritz Lang) and producer (Jack Palance) as they film an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.

“Its audacity is breathtaking!” — The New York Times

“Splendid, prophetic, visually ravishing… this pop-art masterpiece is still light years ahead of its time.”— J. Hoberman

“Bardot and Piccoli are deeply sympathetic as a couple in free fall… the score by Georges Delerue is so heartbreaking and epic…” — The Times (UK)

Restoration:
Restored and digitized in 4K by Studiocanal at Hiventy with support from the CNC, from the original 35mm negative, interpositive, and reference print by Raoul Coutard.