Another eclectic week
This week, I revisited several classic horror and sci-fi movies, plus a few more recent exploitation […]
Review: Alphaville (1965)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Valérie Boisgel, Jean-Louis Comolli,
Eddie Constantine
Anna Karina
Akim Tamiroff
Valérie Boisgel
Jean-Louis Comolli
Plot: 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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Entering Other Worlds, part 1
Watching Betrand Tavernier’s sombre, moving Death Watch (1980) recently, I started wondering about mainstream filmmakers who tried their hand just once at science fiction. While Tavernier’s film fits in with the humanistic themes […]