Alphaville (1965)

Akim Tamiroff: Henri Dickson

Photos 

Quotes 

• [English subtitled version] 

  Lemmy Caution : And what's Alpha 60?

  Henri Dickson : A giant computer, like they used to have in big business.

  Lemmy Caution : Nueva York... IBM...

  Henri Dickson : Olivetti... General Electric... Tokyorama... Alpha 60 is one hundred and fifty light years more powerful.

  Lemmy Caution : I see. People have become slaves of probabilities.

  Henri Dickson : The ideal here, in Alphaville is a technocracy, like that of termites and ants.

  Lemmy Caution : I don't understand.

  Henri Dickson : Probably one hundred and fifty light years ago, one hundred and fifty two hundred, there were artist in the ant society. Yes, artists, novelists, musicians, painters. Today, no more.

• [English subtitled version] 

  Henri Dickson : Lemmy... conscience... Alpha 60... make... self-destruct... tenderness. Save those who weep.