Villa Malaparte. Le Mépris

extract: Le Mépris by Jean-Luc Godard

Lately I dream of houses, I dream of sea, I dream of cliffs and I dream of the VILLA MALAPARTE in Capri. Enjoy!

The Villa Malaparte was built between 1938 and 1942 on a high promontory on the island of Capri, Italy. It is as much a house as it is a sundeck. The design is by the owner, poet Curzio Malaparte and famous architect ADALBERTO LIBERA.

In the film Le Mépris (1963), dir. Jean-Luc Godard the Villa is owned by a money hungry American movie producer, played with great gusto by Jack Palance. The blonde woman is Brigitte Bardot, the brunette Georgia Moll. The young guy with the hat is Michel Piccoli, the old guy veteran director Fritz Lang who really seems to enjoy himself.