



Kino: 4K Restoration of Alphaville Coming Soon to Blu-ray Posted April 29, 2019 06:48 PM by



Kino Lorber have confirmed that they will release on Blu-ray Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965), starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Michel Delahaye, and Christa Lang. The release will be available for purchase on July 9.



Synopsis: Government agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) is dispatched on a secret mission to Alphaville, a dystopian metropolis in a distant corner of the galaxy. Caution is hot on the trail of rogue agent Henri Dickson (Akim Tamiroff) and a scientist named Von Braun, the creator of Alpha 60, a computer that uses mind control to rule over residents of Alphaville. Caution is aided in his quest to destroy the despotic computer ruler by Von Braun's own daughter, Natacha (Anna Karina).



Special Features and Technical Specs: 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM

Original French and English Version of the film

Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas

Archival Interview with Anna Karina

Introduction by Colin McCabe

Theatrical Trailer

Reversible Cover Art





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anthonyls Apr 29, 2019 Sheeesh. Why did Criterion pass on all the Melville films that Kino will be releasing... and now Alphvile from Godard? What gives?!?

Nafoty Apr 29, 2019 Surprised Criterion isnt doing this.

Burt Lancaster Apr 29, 2019 Will this be different than Studio Canal's release?

IanSchultz23 Apr 29, 2019 Studiocanal ended their deal with Criterion years ago.

Subtitle Apr 29, 2019 Criterion lost the rights to a large group of titles from StudioCanal back in 2010. Alphaville was one of them.



https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1366-out-of-print-sale

Gacivory Apr 29, 2019 According to Kino Insider, they were the first to make a deal with Studio Canal and then other companies came in and made a deal. henry001 Apr 29, 2019 Whatever the circumstances are, more Godard films on blu ray is always welcome and I sincerely hope this trend continues throughout this year.



Don't forget folks Kino will release another Godard films, starting from Image Book, then Helas Pour Moi, Prenom Carmen, Detective in May though June this year.



I want more of his recent films from 1990's up to now to be honest.

Bates_Motel Apr 30, 2019 anthonyls



They didn't pass. They lost the rights to another company, who then made a deal with someone else. That's what gives. It's business.

vanscottie Apr 30, 2019 The only Godard film I like

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Top contributor meowingdogs Apr 30, 2019 A Godard film is more deserving of a 4K disc than Hannibal though.. just saying.

NovaKane Apr 30, 2019 Alphaville has been on my wish list for quite some time. I dont know why I like it so much, other than its one crazy piece of 60s French sci-fi. I love the Italian sci-fi flicks of the era, as well (Wild, Wild Planet; War of the Planets).

IanSchultz23 May 03, 2019 @vanscottie I wouldn't go that far but it's certainly one of his 2 best the other being Bande a Part, he has made so many awful films though.

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