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5 May 1965 (France) moreTagline:
Suddenly the word is Alphaville... and a secret agent is in a breathless race against the Masters of the Future.Plot:
Lemmy Caution, an American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet.... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Lemmy Caution you... more (82 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Eddie Constantine | ... | Lemmy Caution | |
| Anna Karina | ... | Natacha von Braun | |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Henri Dickson |
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Agente Lemmy Caution, missione Alphaville (Italy)Alphaville (France)
Alphaville, a Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution
Alphaville, a Strange Case of Lemmy Caution
Dick Tracy on Mars (USA) (informal title)
Tarzan vs. IBM (France) (working title)
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99 minLanguage:
FrenchColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 (w) | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | UK:12A (re-rating) (2005) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1994)Fun Stuff
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Cameo: [Jean-Pierre Léaud] [makes an uncredited cameo as the hotel clerk who brings breakfast to Lemmy and Natasha at around 68 minutes through the film.] moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Towards the beginning, the term "light years" is used as if it were a measure of time, when actually it is a measure of distance. moreFAQ
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First, let me caution you, that is, those of you that like "mainstream" movies and big stars.....this is in black & white, made in 1965, and is in French with subtitles. Now, for those of you still with me after that, if you're adventurous and have an appreciation for strangeness, see this movie.
This is somewhat of a 40's detective movie where the hardcase Bogart wannabe (Eddie Constantine) finds himself in a futuristic totalitarian city on a quest. So what is Alphaville? Is it really on another planet? Or is it on earth? Hard to say but it sure seems like the folks that live there think it's another planet. It's run by Alpha 60, a giant computer. There are many references to George Orwell in this movie, like the "bible" in the nightstand in the hotel is really a dictionary, and the dictionary keeps getting smaller as certain words are taken out of the language, as in, BANNED. Logic rules and emotion is forbidden. So why is "Ivan Johnson" (Lemmy Caution, the private eye, as played by Constantine) there? It's a bit complicated and I'm not sure I even understood. I was fascinated by this movie from start to finish, but I can't honestly say I understood it all. Luckily I'm not one of those people that everything has to make sense to, at least when it comes to films. There are some strange little things thrown in here and there, like references to Dick Tracy & a pair of doctors called Heckell & Jeckyll. One segment has a group of privileged people watching executions of people (one of whom is a man that wouldn't stop crying when his wife died) and after each person is shot, they fall into a swimming pool and a bunch of young women in bathing suits dive in a swim around, to the applause of the audience. What the hell?? Anyway, I found this to be a very good, if not great, film, and for anyone that wants to see something different, please give it a watch. 8 out of 10 stars.