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Teknolust

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Teknolust is a 2002 American film written, produced, and directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson who, at the time of production, was working in the art department at University of California, Davis. The film stars Tilda Swinton and Jeremy Davies.

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Anxious to use artificial life to improve the world, Rosetta Stone, a bio-geneticist creates a Recipe for Cyborgs and uses her own DNA in order to breed three Self Replicating Automatons, part human, part computer named Ruby, Olive and Marine.

Released: 2002-01-1083 minDir: Lynn Hershman-LeesonComedy, Drama, Romance, Science FictionBox office: $28,554

Cast

  • Tilda Swinton as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
  • Jeremy Davies as Sandy
  • James Urbaniak as Agent Hopper
  • Karen Black as Dirty Dick
  • Al Nazemian as Dr. Bea
  • S.U. Violet as Dr. Aye

Themes

  • woman director

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Ratings

IMDb

5.3/10

1,957 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

30%

Metacritic

43/100

Year
2002
Runtime
85 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated
R
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations

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Wikidata facts

Duration
79
FilmAffinity ID
665276
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title
Teknolust
review score
43/100
publication date
2005-02-24
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Teknolust is a 2002 American film written, produced, and directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson who, at the time of production, was working in the art department at University of California, Davis. The film stars Tilda Swinton and Jeremy Davies.

Lynn Hershman Leeson's art project "Agent Ruby" was an expansion inspired by this film. "Agent Ruby" used artificial intelligence to hold conversations with online users. These conversations shaped Agent Ruby's memory, knowledge, and moods.

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