Alphaville
1965 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 6.9 · 92% critics
A hardboiled outsider infiltrates a futuristic city where a supercomputer enforces pure logic and bans emotion, poetry, and even the idea of love. As the mission to stop the system’s creator unfolds, an unexpected connection with a local woman challenges the city’s cold rules and tests what it means to stay human.
Also known as Alphaville, a Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution · Alphaville, a Strange Case of Lemmy Caution · Dick Tracy on Mars
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Details
- Original title
- Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1965-05-05
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (617 votes)
About
If you enjoy brainy dystopian mysteries that mix deadpan humor with a noir detective vibe, this could click, especially if you like The Trial or La Jetée; Not for you if you want straightforward action and clear answers.
Pros: bold noir-sci-fi blend; haunting dystopian mood; witty, absurd touches | Cons: cerebral, talky stretches; uneven romance chemistry; can feel confusing
Themes
- photography
- dystopia
- super computer
- surrealism
- film noir
- lemmy caution
- private detective
- french noir
- computer scientist
- future vision
- distant planet
- authoritarian regime
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Bear · 1965
Cast & crew
Eddie Constantine
as Lemmy Caution
Anna Karina
as Natacha von Braun
Akim Tamiroff
as Henri Dickson
Valérie Boisgel
as 2nd Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Comolli
as Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
Michel Delahaye
as von Braun's Assistant (uncredited)
Christa Lang
as 1st Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
László Szabó
as Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Howard Vernon
as Léonard von Braun (uncredited)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard