Synopsis
A cockeyed fusion of science fiction, pulp characters, and surrealist poetry, Godard’s irreverent journey to the mysterious Alphaville remains one of the least conventional films of all time. Eddie Constantine stars as intergalactic hero Lemmy Caution, on a mission to kill the inventor of fascist computer Alpha 60.
Cast
| Lemmy Caution | Eddie Constantine |
| Natasha Vonbraun | Anna Karina |
| Henry Dickson | Akim Tamiroff |
| Professor Vonbraun | Howard Vernon |
Credits
| Director | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Screenplay | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Producer | André Michelin |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Music | Paul Misraki |
| Editing | Agnès Guillemot |
From the Current
Alphaville
by Oct 19, 1998When Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville opened the 1965 New York Film Festival, the American Civil Liberties Union Benefit audience seemed genuinely baffled by the abrupt shifts in tone: from satirically tongue-in-cheek futurism, to a parody of private-eye mannerisms, to a wildly romantic allegory . . .
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DRAW PARALLELS BETWEEN ALPHAVILLE (JEAN-LUC GODARD) AND OTHER MOVIES OR MOSTGENERAL OTHER WORK OF ART
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