THE LOBOT MODS 006: Alphaville (1965) / Blade Runner (1982)
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Two detectives surrounded by robots (possibly), trying to make sense of the noir world around them.
We take a look at Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 feature ALPHAVILLE starring
Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina, and compare that art house flick with the hypermodern, stylish and groundbreaking 1982 film BLADE RUNNER by Ridley Scott. When does style get in the way of substance? When is too much not enough?
In a wide-ranging conversation, hosts Aaron Wood and Paul Docherty question the value of poetry in sci-fi, and get confused about which version of a film they are actually talking about...
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Music by Tony Longworth
Cover art based on a photograph taken by Jon Nicolls CC-BY-2.0
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