
Lemmy Caution, an American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet. His very American character is at odds with the city's ruler, an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lemmy Caution, an American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet. His very American character is at odds with the city's ruler, an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.
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| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaA bracing salute to American gangster pics, with a jumpy European post-war uncertainty thrown in. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherMr. Godard's conclusion that love -- good old love -- conquers all is a curiously disappointing finish for such an initially promising film. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonAlthough this is drastically different compared to the rest of Godard's oeuvre, it has without a doubt had a lasting impact with its ground-breaking visuals. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrNothing about this strange, moving work of agit-pop has ever seemed out of date. If anything, "Alphaville" moves closer to relevance with every passing year. |
| The New York Review of BooksRobert MazzoccoAlways something strangely individualistic, utterly contemporary, and yet for all that, riddled with déjà vu, cultural echo chambers, a kind of deliberately outmoded sleight-of-hand. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaEsta fascinante mistura de noir, 1984 e Admirável Mundo Novo filosofa, como Solaris faria sete anos depois, sobre a natureza do homem e suas contradições. |
| eCinemaCenter.comGabe LeibowitzPacked to the brim with imagination, particularly the insane 2nd half. |
| CinemaniaDan JardineThe haunting imagery and dystopian vision of Alphaville deserves comparison to Fritz Lang's Metropolis |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarIt's so archly intellectual that you fear it might splinter if you poke it in the ribs. It's also endlessly playful in its worship of American movie tropes, and deeply resourceful. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanNo movie, not even Breathless, better exemplifies the syncretic quality of Godard's early genius. |