{"product_id":"alphaville-アルファヴィル-original-japanese-movie-poster-1965-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1084","title":"“Alphaville” (アルファヴィル), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1084","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eAlphaville\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eAlphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution\u003c\/em\u003e), Jean-Luc Godard’s landmark 1965 science-fiction noir starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"330\"\u003eEddie Constantine\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"347\"\u003eAnna Karina\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eAkim Tamiroff\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"389\"\u003eHoward Vernon\u003c\/strong\u003e. One of the defining works of European art cinema, the film remains celebrated for its radical fusion of detective story, dystopian science fiction, and philosophical modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"588\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"588\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"605\"\u003eAlphaville\u003c\/em\u003e, secret agent \u003cstrong data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"637\"\u003eLemmy Caution\u003c\/strong\u003e travels to a cold, futuristic city ruled by \u003cstrong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"694\"\u003eAlpha 60\u003c\/strong\u003e, a sentient computer that has outlawed emotion, poetry, and love. His mission is to find and eliminate Professor von Braun while navigating a world governed entirely by logic and control. What makes the film so extraordinary is Godard’s refusal to rely on conventional science-fiction spectacle: instead of elaborate sets or effects, he used the modern architecture and nocturnal streets of Paris to create a chilling vision of the future. The result is one of cinema’s great examples of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003esci-fi noir\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a film whose influence can be traced through later dystopian works from \u003cem data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003eThe film won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1332\"\u003eGolden Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e at the 1965 Berlin International Film Festival and is widely regarded as one of the key achievements of 1960s international cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003esuperb and highly sophisticated\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese design. The composition places the shadowed profile of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eAnna Karina\u003c\/strong\u003e at monumental scale, counterbalanced by an icy geometric structure that perfectly evokes the film’s cold technological world. Below, the smaller portraits of Constantine, Karina, and Vernon, together with the trench-coated figure of Lemmy Caution, bring in the detective-noir element that defines the film’s unique mood. The palette is restrained and atmospheric, relying on blacks, whites, and cool pale blues rather than sensational colour, which gives the sheet a distinctly elegant and cerebral presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2549\"\u003eThe Japanese title treatment at the bottom is especially striking, rendered in sharp angular lettering that feels entirely in keeping with the film’s severe modernist aesthetic. Overall, this is an exceptionally attractive country-of-origin poster for one of Godard’s most important films, and a particularly appealing piece for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2464\" data-end=\"2483\"\u003eFrench New Wave\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2504\"\u003escience fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003eavant-garde Japanese release paper\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2564\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2564\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2985\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2654\"\u003eExcellent (close to near mint). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster presents beautifully overall, with strong contrast and excellent display appeal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2987\" data-end=\"3017\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003eover 61 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3019\" data-end=\"3061\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3060\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3104\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3104\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56818448925050,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-18T203301.731.jpg?v=1776512035","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/alphaville-%e3%82%a2%e3%83%ab%e3%83%95%e3%82%a1%e3%83%b4%e3%82%a3%e3%83%ab-original-japanese-movie-poster-1965-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1084","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}