Alphaville fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Emotionally reserved
Some absurdist humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, technology, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout visual style and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Alphaville is tense.
Some absurdist humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor and satire.
The future, technology, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, technology, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout visual style and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style and cinematography stand out.
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Alphaville is included with a subscription to MUBI and Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 92). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 39 min
Alphaville runs 1 h 39 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Alphaville higher (92) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $220,000 to make and earned $46,585 worldwide, 21% of its budget.
It was made in French. Produced in France, Italy.
+21GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Alphaville in 35 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 42 storytelling tropes for Alphaville, including Good Is Not Nice, Logic Bomb, Emotions vs. Stoicism.
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