As part of Theater Thursdays: International Cinémathèque, we continue our September screenings with a film that explores logic, language, and the loss of human feeling in a world ruled by reason. Through science fiction and film noir, it asks whether love and poetry can survive in a society governed by pure computation.

Alphaville follows secret agent Lemmy Caution as he infiltrates a distant city controlled by the all-powerful computer Alpha 60, where emotion is outlawed and words like "love" are being erased from language itself. As Lemmy searches for a missing agent and a way to free the city's inhabitants, the film examines free will, conformity, and what makes us human.

Join us for a discussion following the film.

Theater Thursdays: International Cinémathèque
Alphaville [R]
Thursday, September 10th, 2026
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM