Hi. There's a strong link between Alphaville and Jorge Luis Borges' ideas present in his essay-style books "History of Eternity" (1936) and "A New Refutation of Time" (1944-1946), the latter published a few years later, included in "Other Inquisitions" (1952). Indeed the Alpha 60's monologue "Time is the substance of which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along. But I am time. It's a tiger, tearing me apart; but I am the tiger" is a quotation from Borges.
it was hard to get used to the narrative style at first and also due to the fact that i had to watch it with English subtitles, but by the end it became very engaging and incredibly thought provoking.
Dammit. I was typing a comment outlining the very real allegory between Alphaville and Bladerunner. Then you go and do that right at the end. That will teach me patience to wait till the upload is over. Superb and articulate observation my friend. If this is part of a college course or diploma, then you are well on your way to merit status.
The Alphaville/Blade Runner connection has been well studied, I remember watching and discussing both in a college class on French New Wave Cinema in 87 or 88. Funny I stumbled onto this video because I actually felt like Blade Runner 2049 reminded me more of, and felt more like a sequel to this Alphaville than to Blade Runner.
Very interesting analysis, thanks ! Alphaville is somehow comparable with a Jules Verne spy novel of 1880, "Les 500 Millions de la Begum": A totalitarian dystopy, where the monster machine is not a Bull computer but a huge Prussian cannon.
Thankyou for making this video :) I really love Alphaville; but, you've really added to my appreciation of it! I particularly enjoyed your commentary on the editing and directorial intent.
Oh and forgot the blatant allegory of the cave and “The Republic” parallels (“enlightened” ai philosopher king ruling by the concept of the “universal good”, which in both Alpha60’s “mind” and Plato’s is technocracy/rule by absolute “logic”/quantification of life. e=mc2 symbolizes this idea in the film. Energy representing life in this case. More parallels abound but I’m not writing an essay lol. Thanks for the vid.
One of Paul Eluard's most famous poem is liberté, written while France was under Nazi rule. It's a very powerful ode to the yearning for freedom. Sur mes cahiers d’écolier Sur mon pupitre et les arbres Sur le sable sur la neige J’écris ton nom Sur toutes les pages lues Sur toutes les pages blanches Pierre sang papier ou cendre J’écris ton nom Sur les images dorées Sur les armes des guerriers Sur la couronne des rois J’écris ton nom Sur la jungle et le désert Sur les nids sur les genêts Sur l’écho de mon enfance J’écris ton nom Sur les merveilles des nuits Sur le pain blanc des journées Sur les saisons fiancées J’écris ton nom Sur tous mes chiffons d’azur Sur l’étang soleil moisi Sur le lac lune vivante J’écris ton nom Sur les champs sur l’horizon Sur les ailes des oiseaux Et sur le moulin des ombres J’écris ton nom Sur chaque bouffée d’aurore Sur la mer sur les bateaux Sur la montagne démente J’écris ton nom Sur la mousse des nuages Sur les sueurs de l’orage Sur la pluie épaisse et fade J’écris ton nom Sur les formes scintillantes Sur les cloches des couleurs Sur la vérité physique J’écris ton nom Sur les sentiers éveillés Sur les routes déployées Sur les places qui débordent J’écris ton nom Sur la lampe qui s’allume Sur la lampe qui s’éteint Sur mes maisons réunies J’écris ton nom Sur le fruit coupé en deux Du miroir et de ma chambre Sur mon lit coquille vide J’écris ton nom Sur mon chien gourmand et tendre Sur ses oreilles dressées Sur sa patte maladroite J’écris ton nom Sur le tremplin de ma porte Sur les objets familiers Sur le flot du feu béni J’écris ton nom Sur toute chair accordée Sur le front de mes amis Sur chaque main qui se tend J’écris ton nom Sur la vitre des surprises Sur les lèvres attentives Bien au-dessus du silence J’écris ton nom Sur mes refuges détruits Sur mes phares écroulés Sur les murs de mon ennui J’écris ton nom Sur l’absence sans désir Sur la solitude nue Sur les marches de la mort J’écris ton nom Sur la santé revenue Sur le risque disparu Sur l’espoir sans souvenir J’écris ton nom Et par le pouvoir d’un mot Je recommence ma vie Je suis né pour te connaître Pour te nommer Liberté. Paul Eluard Poésie et vérité 1942 (recueil clandestin) Au rendez-vous allemand (1945, Les Editions de Minuit)
I hope you can help my memory. I am wondering about a film, I think it is from Godard, where a guy is talking in front of train tracks. Then a train passes by with a lot of noise, and his monologue becomes inaudible, as if it is the most normal thing in the world. Anyone knows what film I'm talking about?
Technocratic scientism as an ouroboros symbolized by the spinning of the computer fan and the spinning of the computer tapes is a clear theme missed. The whole way Caution beat Alpha60 was by exploiting the flaw in its foundational logic. It can’t explain Telos; or the why. Nor can it justify itself or the “universal good” (logic) it claims to serve. I’d wager Godard was influenced by Quine’s “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” (1951) paper.
Saw it on the big screen last night at the prague French Film Festival. Really great, sold out screening.
this is one of my favourite films - it's timeless
blade runner and alphaville resemblence is true. you nailed it. good work.
Godard is a legend a great director and cultivate person he brought something new to the cinema rip
This is excellent, I love Godard, keep it up!
+Gustav Turefeldt Thanks! Should be making another video essay soon..
Absolutely fantastic!
What a joy to you discover and for me to unveil something truly amusing and quite enlightening.
Thank you and keep it up!
thank you for watching!
Hi. There's a strong link between Alphaville and Jorge Luis Borges' ideas present in his essay-style books "History of Eternity" (1936) and "A New Refutation of Time" (1944-1946), the latter published a few years later, included in "Other Inquisitions" (1952). Indeed the Alpha 60's monologue "Time is the substance of which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along. But I am time. It's a tiger, tearing me apart; but I am the tiger" is a quotation from Borges.
Thank you
I must check it out, thanks - I just wish all my Borges books weren't in storage.
MORE OF THIS !! YES WE LOVE A WELL DONE VIDEO ESSAY subscribed
Great commentary on this unique film. I've been a fan of Godard and inspired by him as a filmmaker for 25 years.
it was hard to get used to the narrative style at first and also due to the fact that i had to watch it with English subtitles, but by the end it became very engaging and incredibly thought provoking.
Dammit. I was typing a comment outlining the very real allegory between Alphaville and Bladerunner. Then you go and do that right at the end. That will teach me patience to wait till the upload is over. Superb and articulate observation my friend. If this is part of a college course or diploma, then you are well on your way to merit status.
The Alphaville/Blade Runner connection has been well studied, I remember watching and discussing both in a college class on French New Wave Cinema in 87 or 88.
Funny I stumbled onto this video because I actually felt like Blade Runner 2049 reminded me more of, and felt more like a sequel to this Alphaville than to Blade Runner.
Yes! Quite a good observation.
Very nice lesson, professor. Thanks!
Very interesting analysis, thanks ! Alphaville is somehow comparable with a Jules Verne spy novel of 1880, "Les 500 Millions de la Begum": A totalitarian dystopy, where the monster machine is not a Bull computer but a huge Prussian cannon.
Thank you
Nice job, thanks
A voice from the past spoke of the future, which is now the bleak present.
Great work, my friend!!!
Très intéressant!
Amazing....
Excellent commentary
Amazing commentary!!
This was so helpful, thank you!
I love his films!!!
Thankyou for making this video :) I really love Alphaville; but, you've really added to my appreciation of it! I particularly enjoyed your commentary on the editing and directorial intent.
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero builds really well on Alphaville as a sort of sequel, just in Godard’s much later and more mature style
Alphaville = what Blade Runner 2049 should have been.
Oh and forgot the blatant allegory of the cave and “The Republic” parallels (“enlightened” ai philosopher king ruling by the concept of the “universal good”, which in both Alpha60’s “mind” and Plato’s is technocracy/rule by absolute “logic”/quantification of life. e=mc2 symbolizes this idea in the film. Energy representing life in this case. More parallels abound but I’m not writing an essay lol. Thanks for the vid.
I tried to watch this movie, but had to fight sleep.
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Does anyone know the name of the actress who played Beatrice, the seductress? She isn't even credited in the film!
Might be in Wikipedia or idmb?
Christa Lang
@@neoclassicism1 Thanks
Hey, what is the significance of the Éluard book Caution gets from dying Tamiroff?
One of Paul Eluard's most famous poem is liberté, written while France was under Nazi rule. It's a very powerful ode to the yearning for freedom.
Sur mes cahiers d’écolier
Sur mon pupitre et les arbres
Sur le sable sur la neige
J’écris ton nom
Sur toutes les pages lues
Sur toutes les pages blanches
Pierre sang papier ou cendre
J’écris ton nom
Sur les images dorées
Sur les armes des guerriers
Sur la couronne des rois
J’écris ton nom
Sur la jungle et le désert
Sur les nids sur les genêts
Sur l’écho de mon enfance
J’écris ton nom
Sur les merveilles des nuits
Sur le pain blanc des journées
Sur les saisons fiancées
J’écris ton nom
Sur tous mes chiffons d’azur
Sur l’étang soleil moisi
Sur le lac lune vivante
J’écris ton nom
Sur les champs sur l’horizon
Sur les ailes des oiseaux
Et sur le moulin des ombres
J’écris ton nom
Sur chaque bouffée d’aurore
Sur la mer sur les bateaux
Sur la montagne démente
J’écris ton nom
Sur la mousse des nuages
Sur les sueurs de l’orage
Sur la pluie épaisse et fade
J’écris ton nom
Sur les formes scintillantes
Sur les cloches des couleurs
Sur la vérité physique
J’écris ton nom
Sur les sentiers éveillés
Sur les routes déployées
Sur les places qui débordent
J’écris ton nom
Sur la lampe qui s’allume
Sur la lampe qui s’éteint
Sur mes maisons réunies
J’écris ton nom
Sur le fruit coupé en deux
Du miroir et de ma chambre
Sur mon lit coquille vide
J’écris ton nom
Sur mon chien gourmand et tendre
Sur ses oreilles dressées
Sur sa patte maladroite
J’écris ton nom
Sur le tremplin de ma porte
Sur les objets familiers
Sur le flot du feu béni
J’écris ton nom
Sur toute chair accordée
Sur le front de mes amis
Sur chaque main qui se tend
J’écris ton nom
Sur la vitre des surprises
Sur les lèvres attentives
Bien au-dessus du silence
J’écris ton nom
Sur mes refuges détruits
Sur mes phares écroulés
Sur les murs de mon ennui
J’écris ton nom
Sur l’absence sans désir
Sur la solitude nue
Sur les marches de la mort
J’écris ton nom
Sur la santé revenue
Sur le risque disparu
Sur l’espoir sans souvenir
J’écris ton nom
Et par le pouvoir d’un mot
Je recommence ma vie
Je suis né pour te connaître
Pour te nommer
Liberté.
Paul Eluard
Poésie et vérité 1942 (recueil clandestin)
Au rendez-vous allemand (1945, Les Editions de Minuit)
C'est tres bon - merci, mon ami.
I hope you can help my memory. I am wondering about a film, I think it is from Godard, where a guy is talking in front of train tracks. Then a train passes by with a lot of noise, and his monologue becomes inaudible, as if it is the most normal thing in the world.
Anyone knows what film I'm talking about?
in Pierrot le fou there´s a train scene with Belmondo, but i don´t know if that´s the one you´re talking about
Are u a film student? This was so great I wonder
the first 30 minutes put me to sleep, maybe I have to give it more time? Subtitles didn't help
Technocratic scientism as an ouroboros symbolized by the spinning of the computer fan and the spinning of the computer tapes is a clear theme missed. The whole way Caution beat Alpha60 was by exploiting the flaw in its foundational logic. It can’t explain Telos; or the why. Nor can it justify itself or the “universal good” (logic) it claims to serve. I’d wager Godard was influenced by Quine’s “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” (1951) paper.
Isn’t this movie set in an alternate universe or another planet?
alternate future / universe
By godard? You should of just let the man speak if your going to put his name to it
#bezos #musk #xmen #cicades
2:12
Wait hang on this isn’t about steamed hams
Just another movie inspired by 1984.
Boy it would be nice if you gave your viewers the respect to announce the fact that you spoil the ending of Alphaville.
Like so much of Godard's work, this was a huge disappointment. It never felt 'otherworldly'. It just felt like...France at night.
hate strobes
Interesting and complicated chatacter? Haha…maybe for the 60ties, but still incredibly disappointing writing of a woman
Dark City is a better movie in every way, and it is also entertaining. This movie was a pretentious bore. Shell Beach 👍
Just Godard
Do you know the way to Shell Beach?
Nitpicking a little but your mispronunciation of 'Auteur' and 'Tyranny' lead me to doubt your knowledge and opinion.
cheap french parody of 1984
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero builds really well on Alphaville as a sort of sequel, just in Godard’s much later and more mature style