really, REALLY confusing until the third act where i realized what was going on and everything made sense.
outside of its story, its really cool in its lighting and atmosphere.godard style is certainly unique and i like it, i think its far better utilized in this then it was in breathless, in its editing, performances, just everything.
Alphaville
Suddenly the word is Alphaville... and a secret agent is in a breathless race against the Masters of the Future.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
5/5/1965Runtime
99 minsOverview
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
$220,000Revenue
$46,585Homepage
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A haunting noir descent into a sterile, logic-ruled future where human emotion becomes a dangerous weapon. Godard strips sci-fi of spectacle to explore what makes us human.
Mood
ContemplativeUnsettlingDread-soaked
Themes
TechnologyLovePowerFreedomIdentity
Tone
Detached
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteFormalistHandheld
Structure
Linear
Eddie Constantine
Lemmy Caution
Anna Karina
Natacha von Braun
Akim Tamiroff
Henri Dickson
Valérie Boisgel
2nd Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Comolli
Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
Michel Delahaye
von Braun's Assistant (uncredited)
Christa Lang
1st Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
László Szabó
Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Howard Vernon
Léonard von Braun (uncredited)
Ernest Menzer
Red Star Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Jean-André Fieschi
Prof. Heckell (uncredited)
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