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Conceiving Ada is a 1997 film produced, written, and directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson. Henry S. Rosenthal was co-producer of the film. Henry S. Rosenthal was co-producer of the film. The cinematography was by Hiro Narita and Bill Zarchy.
Feb 19, 1999 · Conceiving Ada: Directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson. With Tilda Swinton, Francesca Faridany, Timothy Leary, Karen Black. Emmy Coer, a computer genius, devises a method of communicating with the past by tapping into undying information waves.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Lynn Hershman Leeson
- 1999-02-19
Mar 25, 2024 · In this award-winning film which was the first to use “virtual sets,” Academy-Award winner Tilda Swinton embodies Lady Ada Lovelace, daughter of Romantic poe...
Conceiving Ada. A woman (Francesca Faridany) researching cybertechnology communicates with Victorian spiritual mentor Ada Byron King (Tilda Swinton). TOP CRITIC. Rated: 3/4 • Jan 1, 2000. TOP ...
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- Tilda Swinton
- Lynn Hershman-Leeson
- Sci-Fi
By using her own DNA genetic code, Emmy collapses time and is able to communicate directly with Ada. Realizing how parallel their lives are, she embarks on the task of “saving” Ada. In the process, the borders between past and present, virtual and real, blur and Ada and Emmy both recognize the implications [of] their place in time.
- 84 min
Emmy Coer, a computer genius, devises a method of communicating with the past by tapping into undying information waves. She manages to reach the world of Ada Lovelace, founder of the idea of a computer language and proponent of the possibilities of the "difference engine." Ada's ideas were stifled and unfulfilled because of the reality of life ...
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Dec 15, 1997 · Ada Byron King, the daughter of Lord Byron, wrote what essentially became the first handbook on computers more than a century ago. "Conceiving Ada" pays homage to this largely neglected historical ...
