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All movies seen on 03/26/2009

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Alphaville (1965)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction

Most recently watched by archstanton43

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.

Rated NR | Length 99 minutes

Actors

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

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

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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