Firstly, thanks a lot to all of you for your comments and suggestions. 

A: I have heard that Godard's relationship with Anna Karina was an influence on the relationship presented between the couple in the movie. Coutard said something like "Contempt was Godard's love-letter to Anna'. But I havent been able to read much about his relationship with Anna. Hopefully I will soon in a book on Godard that I'm getting.
You also pointed out the various languages used...I read somewhere Godard used it as a ploy so that they couldn't dub the movie. I'm sure there are more possiblities there...will explore.
I like what you said about 'what you put into the film comes back as response'. This is true I think because Godard leaves so much to the viewer - also could be tied up to our 'filmic gaze'...
And I love your idea of the film as the final word. 
And finally, those are some very interesting questions you asked at the end of your post...will definitely ponder over them.
Please do get back with more if and when you watch it again.

trevor826: Do please tell me your thoughts once you watch it again.

jcdavies: Thanks for the tip about the Rossellini movie...but its very difficult to find a copy of the movie you mentioned. I only have Open City of his. I have seen L'Avventura, liked it, but like La Notte more...
I didn't see much sensuality in the way Bardot's nude form was depicted...it was more a gaze of aesthetic appraisal and approval I think. The comment is made somewhere in the film that 'show a girl a camera and she takes off her clothes' or something like it...but that was not how Camille (Bardot's character) was presented. The way Bardot is presented by Godard in that gaze of aesthetic appraisal is I think Godard's way of foiling the attempt by the producers to make his film just another one of those that objectify the female body to make a few more bucks at the box office.

If any of you use msn and dont mind conversations with an amateur mind, my id is sayan_81@hotmail.com.
Thanks again for your thoughts.

-Shayan