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Conceiving Ada (1999)

Genre : Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Lynn Hershman-Leeson

Synopsis

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 as a woman in the nineteenth century. Emmy has a plan to defeat death and the past using her own DNA as a communicative agent to the past, bringing Ada to the present. But what are the possible ramifications?

Actors

Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
Francesca Faridany
Francesca Faridany
Emmy Coer
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
Sims
Karen Black
Karen Black
Lady Byron / Mother Coer
John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow
John Crosse
John O'Keefe
John O'Keefe
Charles Babbage
J.D. Wolfe
J.D. Wolfe
Nicholas Clayton
Owen Murphy
Owen Murphy
William Lovelace
David Brooks
David Brooks
Children's Tutor
Esther Mulligan
Esther Mulligan
Mary Shelley
Ellen Sebastian
Ellen Sebastian
Dr. Fury
Mark Capri
Mark Capri
Dr. Locock
Joe Wemple
Joe Wemple
Priest / Talk Show Host
Chris von Sneidern
Chris von Sneidern
Musician In Elevator
David Eppel
David Eppel
Simon
R.U. Sirius
R.U. Sirius
Barlow
Kashka Peck
Kashka Peck
Teenage Ada
Rose Lockwood
Rose Lockwood
Child Ada / Claire
Jesse Talman Boss
Jesse Talman Boss
Baby Ada
Lillian L. Malmberg
Lillian L. Malmberg
Anne Isabelle Byron
Cyrus Mare
Cyrus Mare
Ralph Byron
Michael Oosterom
Michael Oosterom
Lord Byron
Pollyanna Jacobs
Pollyanna Jacobs
Cocktail Server
Roger Shaw
Roger Shaw
Priest (voice)

Crews

Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Director
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Producer
Henry S. Rosenthal
Henry S. Rosenthal
Producer
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Writer
Eileen Jones
Eileen Jones
Writer
The Residents
The Residents
Original Music Composer
Bill Zarchy
Bill Zarchy
Director of Photography
Hiro Narita
Hiro Narita
Director of Photography
Robert Dalva
Robert Dalva
Editor
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Production Design
Laura F. Haynes
Laura F. Haynes
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

Conceiving Ada -  1997 - trailer - Tilda Swinton .mp4

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