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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard, starring Eddie Constantine and Creator/AnnaKarina. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}. The film uses no special props or futuristic sets, instead having been shot on in location in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings -- things that to a 1960's French audience were still rather novel and strange architectural designs -- represent the city's interiors.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard, starring Eddie Constantine and Creator/AnnaKarina. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}. The film uses no special props or futuristic sets, instead having been shot on in location in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings -- things that to a 1960's French audience of The60s were still rather novel and strange architectural designs -- represent the city's interiors.
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* EmotionsVsStoicism: A main theme of the film. As a very archetypical HardboiledDetective oozing with [[RatedMForManly old-fashioned machismo]], Lemmy Caution finds himself in sharp conflict with the puritanical society order Alpha 60 enforces in Alphaville.

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* EmotionsVsStoicism: A main theme of the film. As a very archetypical HardboiledDetective oozing with [[RatedMForManly old-fashioned machismo]], machismo, Lemmy Caution finds himself in sharp conflict with the puritanical society order Alpha 60 enforces in Alphaville.
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* DeathBySex: Another secret agent sent before Caution dies in an odd GRatedSex version of this.
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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard, starring Eddie Constantine and Creator/AnnaKarina. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}. The film uses no special props or futuristic sets, instead having been shot on in location in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings, things that to a 1960's French audience were still rather novel and strange architectural designs, represent the city's interiors.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard, starring Eddie Constantine and Creator/AnnaKarina. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}. The film uses no special props or futuristic sets, instead having been shot on in location in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings, buildings -- things that to a 1960's French audience were still rather novel and strange architectural designs, designs -- represent the city's interiors.
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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard, starring Eddie Constantine and Creator/AnnaKarina. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard, starring Eddie Constantine and Creator/AnnaKarina. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}.
{{Cyberpunk}}. The film uses no special props or futuristic sets, instead having been shot on in location in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings, things that to a 1960's French audience were still rather novel and strange architectural designs, represent the city's interiors.
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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution (Constantine) as he infiltrates and investigates the futuristic city of Alphaville, under the guise of a journalist. Alphaville is a dystopian, alienated society, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden, and logic and order is strictly enforced under the threat of execution. The city is ruled by the mysterious Professor von Braun and under constant SinisterSurveillance by his creation, the sentient and dictatorial Alpha 60 computer, which has eyes and ears everywhere.

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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution (Constantine) as he infiltrates and investigates the futuristic city of Alphaville, under the guise of a journalist. Alphaville is a dystopian, alienated society, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden, and logic and order is strictly enforced under the threat of execution. The city is ruled by the mysterious Professor von Braun and under constant SinisterSurveillance by his creation, the sentient and dictatorial Alpha 60 computer, which has eyes and ears everywhere.computer.
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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution (Constantine) as he infiltrates and investigates the futuristic city of Alphaville, under the guise of a journalist. Alphaville is a dystopian, alienated society, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden, and logic and order is strictly enforced under the threat of execution. The city is ruled by the dictatorial Professor von Braun and his creation, the sentient Alpha 60 computer, which has eyes and ears everywhere.

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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution (Constantine) as he infiltrates and investigates the futuristic city of Alphaville, under the guise of a journalist. Alphaville is a dystopian, alienated society, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden, and logic and order is strictly enforced under the threat of execution. The city is ruled by the dictatorial mysterious Professor von Braun and under constant SinisterSurveillance by his creation, the sentient and dictatorial Alpha 60 computer, which has eyes and ears everywhere.
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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution (Constantine) as he infiltrates and investigates the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the dictatorial Alpha 60 computer, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden.

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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution (Constantine) as he infiltrates and investigates the futuristic city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control guise of the dictatorial Alpha 60 computer, a journalist. Alphaville is a dystopian, alienated society, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden.forbidden, and logic and order is strictly enforced under the threat of execution. The city is ruled by the dictatorial Professor von Braun and his creation, the sentient Alpha 60 computer, which has eyes and ears everywhere.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}.

The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he infiltrates and investigates the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the dictatorial Alpha 60 computer, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden.

Creator/AnnaKarina stars as Natacha.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard.Creator/JeanLucGodard, starring Eddie Constantine and Creator/AnnaKarina. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}.

The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution (Constantine) as he infiltrates and investigates the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the dictatorial Alpha 60 computer, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden.

Creator/AnnaKarina stars as Natacha.
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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he infiltrates and investigates the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden.

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The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he infiltrates and investigates the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the dictatorial Alpha 60 computer computer, where free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden.
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* ShoutOut: Many of Alpha 60's lines are direct quotes from the poems of Creator/JorgeLuisBorges (the irony being that poetry is one of the things the computer has outlawed in Alphaville).

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}.

The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}.

The story follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate infiltrates and investigates the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions free thought and individualist concepts like love, poetry, and emotion are forbidden.
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* EmotionsVsStoicism: A main theme of the film. As a very archetypical HardboiledDetective oozing with [[RatedMForManly old-fashioned machismo]], Lemmy Caution finds himself in sharp conflict with the puritanical society order Alpha 60 enforces in Alphaville.



* HardboiledDetective: Caution is technically a secret agent, but he pulls off this look.

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* HardboiledDetective: Caution is technically a secret agent, but with his hat, trenchcoat, and weathered visage he pulls off this look.look.
* LoveIsACrime: As Love is a highly potent emotion, Alpha 60 is especially zealous in cracking down on it.
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Creator/AnnaKarina stars as Natacha.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}. follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}. {{Cyberpunk}}.

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* TransplantedCharacterFic: Lemmy Caution was originally a detective in a series of B-movies.

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* TransplantedCharacterFic: Lemmy Caution was originally a detective in a series of B-movies.B-movies.
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* GenreShift: The previous Lemmy Caution films were fairly straightforward FilmNoir episodes. This movie marked a sudden shift to ScienceFiction.
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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the {{Ur Example}}s of {{Cyberpunk}}. follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the {{Ur Example}}s [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of {{Cyberpunk}}. follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.
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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. It follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.

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''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Creator/JeanLucGodard. It A GenreBusting work that mixes {{dystopia}}n ScienceFiction and FilmNoir, the film is considered one of the {{Ur Example}}s of {{Cyberpunk}}. follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.
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Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution is a 1965 French film by Jean-Luc Godard. It follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.

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Alphaville: ''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution Caution'' is a 1965 French film by Jean-Luc Godard.Creator/JeanLucGodard. It follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.
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* CoolStarship: Completely averted. Caution's "spaceship" looks suspiciously like an unremarkable car, and hyperspace resembles a road.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Thup of synchronized swimmers with knives dive in to finish them off.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Those who refuse to assimilate or kill themselves are placed on a diving board, shot in the back with a machine gun so they fall into the water, then a group of synchronized swimmers with knives dive in to finish them off.



* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: Those who refuse to assimilate or kill themselves are placed on a diving board, shot in the back with a machine gun so they fall into the water, then a group of synchronized swimmers with knives dive in to finish them off.

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* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: Those who refuse to assimilate or kill themselves are placed on a diving board, shot in the back with a machine gun so they fall into the water, then a group CruelAndUnusualDeath: Thup of synchronized swimmers with knives dive in to finish them off.

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Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution is a 1965 French film by Jean-Luc Goddard. It follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.

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Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution is a 1965 French film by Jean-Luc Goddard.Godard. It follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.



* GalacticConqueror: Alpha 60 plans to extend its reach to other galaxies.
* HardboiledDetective: Caution is technically a secret agent, but he pulls off this look.



* StrawVulcan: An entire city populate with them.
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: Those who refuse to assimilate or kill themselves are placed on a diving board, shot in the back with a machine gun so they fall into the water, then a group of synchronized swimmers with knives dive in to finish them off.

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* MayDecemberRomance: Natacha is half Caution's age, but winds up falling for him.
* StrawVulcan: An entire city populate populated with them.
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: Those who refuse to assimilate or kill themselves are placed on a diving board, shot in the back with a machine gun so they fall into the water, then a group of synchronized swimmers with knives dive in to finish them off.off.
* TransplantedCharacterFic: Lemmy Caution was originally a detective in a series of B-movies.
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Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution is a 1965 French film by Jean-Luc Goddard. It follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he investigate the city of Alphaville, a dystopian society under the control of the Alpha 60 computer where emotions are forbidden.

!!This films contains examples of:
* BigBad: Alpha 60.
* BondVillainStupidity: Caution is captured and interrogated, but despite clearly hiding something, Alpha 60 allows him to go free...because it doesn't know what Caution is hiding. Scratch that, Bond villains are much smarter than this thing.
* BreadAndCircuses: Despite illogical behavior and emotions being forbidden, prostitutes are abundant in Alphaville.
* DeathBySex: Another secret agent sent before Caution dies in an odd GRatedSex version of this.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Natacha Von Braun.
* StrawVulcan: An entire city populate with them.
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: Those who refuse to assimilate or kill themselves are placed on a diving board, shot in the back with a machine gun so they fall into the water, then a group of synchronized swimmers with knives dive in to finish them off.

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