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Alphaville (1965)

Alphaville (1965)
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In Alphaville, Jean-Luc Godard fuses a hardboiled detective story with science fiction. Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine), a hero Godard borrowed from a series of French adventure films, comes to Alphaville, the capital of a totalitarian state, in order to destroy its leader, an almost-human computer called Alpha 60. While on his mission, Lemmy meets and falls in love with Natacha (Anna Karina), the daughter of the scientist who designed Alpha 60. Their love becomes the most profound challenge to the computer's control. Void of any flashy special effects, Alphaville uses 1960s Paris to depict the city of the future. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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Starring:
Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, (more)
Director(s):
Jean-Luc Godard
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Alphaville

In Alphaville, Jean-Luc Godard fuses a hardboiled detective story with science fiction. Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine), a hero Godard borrowed from a series of French adventure films, comes to Alphaville, the capital of a totalitarian state, in order to destroy its leader, an almost-human computer called Alpha 60. While on his mission, Lemmy meets and falls in love with Natacha (Anna Karina), the daughter of the scientist who designed Alpha 60. Their love becomes the most profound challenge to the computer's control. Void of any flashy special effects, Alphaville uses 1960s Paris to depict the city of the future. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
99 mins

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Director(s):
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer(s):
Jean-Luc Godard
Producer(s):
Andre Michelin
Categories:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Alphaville Awards:
  • 1965 - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
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    Benjamin F.

    I have never written a review for this site. The absolute horridness of watching this movie has forced me too. I really like Breathless, and I love film noir. This came recommended. Don't. waste. your time. Here's my plot synopsis. Guy, smoking a cigarette, walks around a "futuristic Paris" that somehow looks as if time stopped in 1964. He takes pictures. He is often joined by a pretty French woman. They meander around, with the vaguest of plots to lead them. Cut to blinking lights and a "computer voice" for 15 seconds. Repeat 15-20 times and you have Alphaville. If this sounds like fun, by all means, but it might be more fun to stare blankly at a wall.

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    Sarah B.

    Wow. I really liked this movie. Yeah the plot is weird but in the end it all comes together. I don't think the other reviewers got the plot. It's very philosphical and is to me a story about what can happen with runaway goverments in the future when they think they're "Doing it for the good of the people". It plays on communism. The actual film itself is a wonder to watch. I loved the starkness of the black and white and the strange architectures. If you hate this film then you have no imagination and should go rent Iron Man. Ugh.

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    Thomas W.

    And this is supposed to be one of Godard's more accessible movies. There's a lot that's fascinating about it. Constantine's Lemmy Caution is a great character, and there are a lot of neat camera angles, etc. But man, does it drag on. Still, if you're a movie buff, you have to see this at least once.

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