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Seen on: 03/26/2009

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Alphaville (1965)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

An American private-eye arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.

Length 100 minutes

Actors

Jean-Pierre Léaud | Howard Vernon | Anna Karina | Eddie Constantine | Akim Tamiroff | László Szabó | Michel Delahaye | Christa Lang | Ernest Menzer | Jean-Louis Comolli | Valérie Boisgel | Jean-André Fieschi

Viewing Notes

Alphaville is an experience not easy to describe. Lemmy Caution is the secret agent out to prevent Alpha 60 from taking over the world in an alternate reality set in the same time period of the 1960s. I suppose that’s the easiest way to summarize in one sentence however it’s so much more than that. The B&W presentation lends a noir quality in addition to the sleuthing by the protagonist. It’s one that probably requires more than one viewing to fully absorb everything. It’s also apparent how many sci-fi films have borrowed from this one. Anna Karina as Natacha is just dreamy.

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