Cheap Alphaville - Criterion Collection (DVD) (Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina) (Jean-Luc Godard) Price
CHEAP-PRICE.NET ’s Cheap Price
$26.96
Here at Cheap-price.net we have Alphaville - Criterion Collection at a terrific price. The real-time price may actually be cheaper — click “Buy Now” above to check the live price at Amazon.com.
| ACTORS: | Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Jean-Luc Godard |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1965 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Criterion Collection |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - French |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 037429130926 |
Related Products
Customer Reviews of Alphaville - Criterion Collection
Jean Luc Goddard's triumph over Science Fiction Jean Luc Goddard presents a brilliant look at an Huxleyian future, with comedy made uncomfortable by a callously violent society. All this with an Occam's Razor stance concerning special effects.
I purchased this film without having ever seen it prior, and was not disappointed. 'Blade Runner' and 'THX-1138' owe much to this film, much as many great films following would necessarily have to. Even the wonderfully clumsy science fiction of 'Logan's Run' is reminiscent in spots.
The story is properly disjointed, and keeps the viewer off-kilter even to the very end. The 'hero' is as much an 'anti-hero', and his purpose in the film is as necessarily vague in direction as the society that surrounds him. A veritable cinema verite romp through Goddard's bizarrely violent and humorous world. Highly recommended to fans of films already mentioned, as well as fans of 'Dark City', 'City of Lost Children', and many other such futuristic visions of inner-city dwelling.
The Beauty of Individuality Exemplified
It is a rare thing to see a film that not only shows one what life is, but espouses a concrete vision of what life should be. Even more rare is a film which does this by situating characters in a world where one would not want to live thereby isolating the very essence of what makes on human. Godard's Alfaville not only accomplishes this feet but it creates an artistic embodiment of all that true individuality stands for. More potent than 1984 and just as beautiful as novels such as Atlas Shrugged, Alfaville shows one who is willing to watch and listen the true value and purpose of freedom and the ominous results when that freedom is removed from their lives. The music, cinematography and overall directing could only be done by an individual who's sense of life is majestic and bordering on, if not completely genius. This is not only great science fiction but it is art at its highest ideal, a work that makes me proud to be human.
a weird film and quite interesting
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.
This film which is one of several involving the character Lemmy Caution remains popular to this day as one of the few science fiction films with no special effects. It is a good view of a technocratic society an has elements which at the time seemed like fantasy but in our computer age seems more feasible.
The film also has a voice over that is really deep and raspy that sounds very interesting.
The DVD does not have any special features but still is a good one to buy.