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19 February 1999 (USA) morePlot:
Emmy Coer, a computer genius, devises a method of communicating with the past by tapping into undying information waves... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
If you make it through the opening credits moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tilda Swinton | ... | Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace |
 | Francesca Faridany | ... | Emmy Coer |
 | Timothy Leary | ... | Sims |
 | Karen Black | ... | Lady Byron / Mother Coer |
| John O'Keefe | ... | Charles Babbage |
| John Perry Barlow | ... | John Crosse |
| J.D. Wolfe | ... | Nicholas Clayton |
| Owen Murphy | ... | William Lovelace |
| David Brooks | ... | Children's Tutor (David) |
| Esther Mulligan | ... | Mary Shelley |
| Ellen Sebastian | ... | Dr. Fury |
| Mark Capri | ... | Dr. Locock |
| Joe Wemple | ... | Priest / Talk Show Host |
| Chris von Sneidern | ... | Musician In Elevator |
| David Eppel | ... | Simon |
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A director's statement in the film's production notes says that the film was "structured around the idea of a double helix". "Every scene," the notes say, "was structured and shot using a DNA image as a model for actors' placement and camera movement." moreQuotes:
Doctor: The uterus is completely destroyed. All that mathematics was too much for your body. moreFAQ
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If you make it through the opening credits, this may be your type of movie. From the first screen image of a woman holding her hands up to her face with white sheets blowing in the background one recalls a pretentious perfume commercial. It's all downhill from there.
The lead actress is basically a block of wood who uses her computer to reach into the past, and reconstruct the memories of photographs, to talk history's overlooked genius, Ada, who conceived the first computer language in the 1800s.
The low budget graphics would be forgivable if they were interesting, or even somewhat integral to the script.
Poor Tilda Swinton is wasted.