Alphaville (1965)
Fascinating French film noir by Jean-Luc Godard set in a futuristic dystopia controlled by a supercomputer called Alpha 60. A pulp detective goes undercover as a reporter in a technocratic dictatorship where free thought, art, love and other emotions have been outlawed and the concept of the individual does not exist. Visually stunning, perfectly paced and scored with some excellent dialogue and interesting characters. Eddie Constantine is just damn cool as the protagonist Lemmy Caution. The voice used for Alpha 60 is absolutely creepy and it's very menacing how its presence is felt throughout Alphaville. The society itself is a pretty unnerving place particularly the mentality if it's citizens. People are forbidden to ask "why" and must instead say "because". There are dictionaries (referred to as Bibles) that are constantly being censored when certain words begin to evoke emotions in people as well as brainwashing and mass public executions of those who show emotion and "act illogically". The climax is tense and there's a bit of action even a car chase. I quite enjoyed the clever way the machine is beaten and found the ending to be pretty satisfying.