Fresh
It's so archly intellectual that you fear it might splinter if you poke it in the ribs. It's also endlessly playful in its worship of American movie tropes, and deeply resourceful.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Alphaville
Suddenly the word is Alphaville... and a secret agent is in a breathless race against the Masters of the Future.
1965 · 1h 39m · Not Rated
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Overview
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.”
Director and cast
- Jean-Luc Godard Director
- Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution
- Anna Karina as Natacha Von Braun
- Akim Tamiroff as Henri Dickson
- Howard Vernon as Prof. Leonard Nosferatu aka von Braun
- Valérie Boisgel as 2nd Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
- Christa Lang as 1st Seductress Third Class
- Jean-Louis Comolli as Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
- Michel Delahaye Cast
- László Szabó Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Nothing about this strange, moving work of agit-pop has ever seemed out of date. If anything, "Alphaville" moves closer to relevance with every passing year.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
A bracing salute to American gangster pics, with a jumpy European post-war uncertainty thrown in.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Despite its age it's that rare science fiction film that doesn't seem to have dated at all.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
It's one of the great cinematic works of romanticism, as well as a sort of filmed revelation of the very essence of science-fiction movies and German silent classics -- their blend of social critique, emotional liberation, and paranoia.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
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