Rating: NR
Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 04/21/1965(France),
Release Date: 10/27/1998
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: French
Sound: 1
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Criterion
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, All Movie Guide
;)
