Alphaville (1965)

A sci-fi film that has the sci-fi implied and discussed more than actually seen. It’s from Jean-Luc Godard, so that kind of avant-garde daring is to be expected. It’s a noir story set in a kind of Orwellian society within which illegal behaviour is outlawed. What constitutes illegal behaviour? Falling in love and other, similar controlling/freeing emotions.
The narrative and the characters are rarely at rest, but it’s never exhausting. They occasionally look directly into the lens, making it feel as if you’re a part of the process, and not always a complementary part.
On a personal note, the simple but perfect way Godard cuts from outside a room to inside a room makes me giddy with joy.

4½ slaves to probability out of 5