Alphaville (1965)

Review: Alphaville (1965)

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Cast: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Howard Vernon, Christa Lang,

Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine
Anna Karina
Anna Karina
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon
Christa Lang
Christa Lang

Plot: An American private-eye arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.

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Another eclectic week

Another eclectic week

This week, I revisited several classic horror and sci-fi movies, plus a few more recent exploitation […]

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Entering Other Worlds, part 1

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 […]

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