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Synthetic Pleasures(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-09-13
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6 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
technology control passion
Overview:
Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging,an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and our selves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Caipirinha Productions Inc.
Movie: Synthetic Pleasures
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michio Kaku
Self
Jaron Lanier
Self
Timothy Leary
Self
Orlan
Self
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Overview
Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging,an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and our selves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.
Release Date
1995-09-13
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4.5
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technology control passion
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