Alphaville – Jean Luc Godard’s 1965 sci-fi noir film icon restored – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday & Wednesday, January 16-17 – 3:15 & 8:00 pm
Directed by Jean Luc Godard – 1965 – 99m – France – In French with English subtitles.
A cockeyed fusion of science fiction, pulp characters, and surrealist poetry, Godard’s irreverent journey to the mysterious Alphaville remains one of the least conventional (yet entertaining!) films of all time. Eddie Constantine stars as intergalactic hero Lemmy Caution, on a mission to kill the inventor of fascist computer Alpha 60.
“It’s one of the great cinematic works of romanticism, as well as a sort of filmed revelation of the very essence of science-fiction movies and German silent classics — their blend of social critique, emotional liberation, and paranoia.” – Richard Brody, New Yorker
“To understand Alphaville is to understand Godard!” — Andrew Sarris
“Digitally restored, Alphaville not only looks but feels brand-new… Alphaville could have been made in 2023. If, by some time-traveling Borgesian twist of fate it were, Godard’s film would have been my candidate for the Year’s Best.” — J. Hoberman, New York Times
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com