Over the years a number of people have asked me if I have a favourite pulp film. Well I do. It's this one.
This is the story of Alphaville...
Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965) was Jean-Luc Godard’s ninth feature film. A heady mix of spy noir, science fiction and the Nouvelle Vague at its heart is a poetic conflict between a hard-boiled Lemmy Caution and a supercomputer’s brave new world.
British writer Peter Cheyney had created the fictitious American investigator Lemmy Caution in 1936. As well as appearing in 10 novels Caution featured in over a dozen post-war French films, mostly played by singer Eddie Constantine whom Godard was keen to work with.
Today in pulp... let me introduce you to Scotland Yard's most famous detective*: Geisterjäger John Sinclair!
(*In the German speaking world)
John Sinclair is a Scotland Yard Chief Inspector who has been battling all manner of undead and demonic creatures since 1973.
He's a busy chap...
Chief Inspector Sinclair is a direct descendent of Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney. He is also the Son of the Light due to his exceptional demon fighting skills.