Friday, September 24, 2004
Alphaville
What web page isn't improved by the face of Anna Karina? Alphaville is great introduction to Godard. Made in 1965, it appeared at the tail end of the torrent of creativity that marked Godard's early career. The music, photography, and performances are all excellent. Particularly noteworthy is the eerie sans laryngeal croaking of Alpha 60, the narrator.
Here's a bit of a trivia challenge. Did the set of Miss Wellenmellon's boarding house in The Ladies' Man inspire Godard in Tout Va Bien? I haven't seen either of these movies in a long long time, but that is the vague impression I've been entertaining for some years now. Jerry Lewis is held in high regard in France so it seems entirely possible.
This post will begin a series of uploads of DIVX format classic films. You can click here to download the Bittorrent Client. Once installed, click on the approriate link above to get Alphaville. I hope to be seeding this more or less constantly over the next week or so.
