Government agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) is dispatched on a secret mission to Alphaville, a dystopian metropolis in a distant...
Government agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) is dispatched on a secret mission to Alphaville, a dystopian metropolis in a distant corner of the galaxy in Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 sci-fi mystery.
Caution is hot on the trail of rogue agent Henri Dickson (Akim Tamiroff) and a scientist named Von Braun, the creator of Alpha 60, a computer that uses mind control to rule over residents of Alphaville. Caution is aided in his quest to destroy the despotic computer ruler by Von Braun's own daughter, Natacha (Anna Karina).
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92 %50 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
81 %13,178 reviewsAudience score rating
"Godard again shows his uncompromising, intellectual, unorthodox methods for a pic that is both piquant and sketchy."
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Variety
Variety"Karina proves to be the beating heart of the movie, getting its piercing last line (no spoilers here). Yet it's Constantine's ravaged mug that you remember."
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Time Out
Time Out"Mr. Godard's conclusion that love -- good old love -- conquers all is a curiously disappointing finish for such an initially promising film."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Despite its age it's that rare science fiction film that doesn't seem to have dated at all."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Although this is drastically different compared to the rest of Godard's oeuvre, it has without a doubt had a lasting impact with its ground-breaking visuals."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineAlphaville (1965) | Details
Award winner- Golden Bear winner at the Berlin Film Festival 1965
- Runtime
- 99
- Genre
- Drama, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- France, Italy
