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Alphaville
Criterion Collection Jean-Luc Godard redefines the apocalyptic science fiction genre with this abstract, political, and intellectual space-chase across the glass and metal landscape of futuristic Paris--here called Alphaville. Creating...
Jean-Luc Godard redefines the apocalyptic science fiction genre with this abstract, political, and intellectual space-chase across the glass and metal landscape of futuristic Paris--here called Alphaville. Creating a dystopian tomorrow characterized by alienation and cold corporate comforts, Godard slyly suggests that the future is now; the resulting film has become a bona fide cult classic. Secret agent man Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) travels across the expanses of intergalactic space and time to uncover the fate of his missing predecessor. Working under the alias of Ivan Johnson, Caution is accompanied in his quest by the lovely Natasha Vonbraun (Anna Karina), the daughter of a supposedly missing professor. Caution later discovers that the elder Vonbraun is the mastermind behind Alpha 60--the rigid, masterful computer that governs Alphaville. Alpha`s job is to crush individuality, eradicating any human being who does not conform. Ultimately, Lemmy is left with no other choice but to destroy the calculating chip-and-wire monolith, with the only weapons he has left: his heart and soul. With ALPHAVILLE--part sci-fi action film, part noir thriller--Godard achieves a stunningly clinical futurism using absolutely no visual effects. The result is a moving, original addition to the science fiction genre from one of cinema`s greatest contributors.
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