Bridget Bardot was feigning disinterest the whole time.

She pretended to hate him, in order to get him to man up because deep down she loved him and cared about him, but he clearly did not change his ways soon enough to win her affection back. That’s how I see it.

Yes, Contempt is about two people who love each other very much, but fail to express this love properly thus resulting in the disintegration of their relationship.