Teknolust

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  • Opened January 25, 2002 
  • 1 hr 25 min
  • R | some sexual content

  • Anxious to use artificially intelligent robots to improve the world, Rosetta Stone (Tilda Swinton), a bio-geneticist, devises a recipe through which she can download her own DNA into a ``live'' brew she is growing in her computer. She succeeds in breeding three Self Replicating Automatons - S.R.A.s - that look human, but were bred as intelligent machines. All of the characters struggle to find meaning in a world where love is the only thing that makes things real. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, James Urbaniak, Karen Black, Al Nazemian
  • Director: Lynn Hershman-Leeson
  • Genres: Black Comedy, Sex Comedy, Science Fiction, Psychological Sci-Fi

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75
San Francisco Chronicle
| Edward Guthmann

Sci-fi has rarely been so playful. Read full review

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Village Voice
| Laura Sinagra

A quiet tour de force for Tilda Swinton, who plays researcher Rosetta Stone and her feisty but fragile alter egos. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Dave Kehr

A minor addition to the tiny genre of feminist science fiction films Read full review

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TV Guide
| Maitland McDonagh

The film's shortcomings notwithstanding, it's a must-see for Swinton fans, who can select a favorite among four different variations of their idol or simply adore them all. Read full review

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