Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”
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Snobbies gonna loves. This movie is really bad : annoying, bad direction, bad actors, bad scenario, bad costumes, bad sceneries, bad anticipations, bad science fictions, everything is so wrong... This is not science fiction. Just some poor, really poor, projection of the 50's technology. This movie is just ridiculous, the science fiction label is clearly here a simple marketing argument. Include the love story is a total fail, the drama is not a drama, it's just boring as hell. If you want to watch some great Godard movies, have a look to "Pierrot Le Fou", because Alphaville is probably the worst Godard film ever.
Why am I watching this silly movie? I knew it was silly the first (last) time I watched it forty thousand light years ago (as they say in the movie). I never even liked Godard very much. So why have I decided to watch a trio of his films? Who knows what reality is? Is Godard a pretentious Frenchy innalecktual? Am I an effete Ugly American? Why are we born only to suffer and die? What is the meaning of humanity. No, wait... truth is.....BANG!... arrrghhhh! Thunk.Once more to make the 10 line minimum:Why am I watching this silly movie? I knew it was silly the first (last) time I watched it forty thousand light years ago (as they say in the movie). I never even liked Godard very much. So why have I decided to watch a trio of his films? Who knows what reality is? Is Godard a pretentious Frenchy innalecktual? Am I an effete Ugly American? Why are we born only to suffer and die? What is the meaning of humanity. No, wait... truth is.....BANG!... arrrghhhh! Thunk.
An American secret agent (Eddie Constantine) is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.I do not even know where to begin with this... a film noir combined with a science fiction film, set in a future which is also the past... and in French, with a very disturbing voice-over...I am not even going to try to review this. Amazing, yes, but I would not know how to express my thoughts or opinions on such a film... it is just bizarre. And then throw in the connection to Jean Cocteau and Greek mythology...
Is it trashy art or arty trash? Who cares? The cinematography is pure heaven. The soundtrack is a buzz (even the moments of total silence rock). And the swimming pool scene? Well...you gotta see it to believe it, man. Still an influence on modern film and music, including albums released in 2011 by Bryan Ferry and Hyperbubble, Alphaville rewards repeated viewings with clues that you can't believe you missed the first time. It's rough, but sweet...brainy, yet fun...totally clichéd, yet totally imaginative. I cherish every frame. In a world flooded with films created for the purely logical reason of making money, Alphaville's visit from a galaxy where movies are made for the love of film is always welcome.
