Canada / Sep 10, 1997 / Toronto International Film Festival
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Owen Murphy | William Lovelace |
| David Brooks | Children's Tutor |
| Esther Mulligan | Mary Shelley |
| Ellen Sebastian | Dr. Fury |
| Mark Capri | Dr. Locock |
| Joe Wemple | Priest / Talk Show Host |
| Chris von Sneidern | Musician In Elevator |
| David Eppel | Simon |
| R.U. Sirius | Barlow |
| Kashka Peck | Teenage Ada |
| Rose Lockwood | Child Ada / Claire |
| Jesse Talman Boss | Baby Ada |
| Lillian L. Malmberg | Anne Isabelle Byron |
| Cyrus Mare | Ralph Byron |
| Michael Oosterom | Lord Byron |
| Pollyanna Jacobs | Cocktail Server |
| Roger Shaw | Priest (voice) |
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| Bruce Sterling | CD Rom (Voice) |
| Dave Nelson | CD Rom (Voice) |
| Henry S. Rosenthal | CD Rom (Voice) |
| George Leeson | CD Rom (Voice) |
| Melissa Howden | CD Rom (Voice) |
| Josh Rosen | CD Rom (Voice) |
| Lynn Hershman-Leeson | CD Rom (Voice) |
| Lavay Smith | Club Band: Lead Singer |
| Bing Nathan | Club Band: Upright Bass |
| Chris Siebert | Club Band: Piano |
| Bill Stewart | Club Band: Alto Sax |
| Rosemary Astromsky | club patron |
| Brooke Baggett | club patron |
| Lori Baker | Club Patron |
| Stack Buss | club patron |
| Ellen Sebastian Chang | Club Patron |
| Ethan Hay | Club Patron |
| Geoffrey Herreman | Club Patron |
| Seanne-Marie Jacobsen | club patron |
| Michelle Kopecky | club patron |
| Sharon Leong | club patron |
| Jafer Louahdi | club patron |
| Kenneth Lorber | club patron |
| Melissa Margolis | club patron |
| Phillip Ristaino | Club Patron |
| Kit Robberson | Club Patron |
| Dawn Robinson | Club Patron |
| Jackie D. Stewart | Club Patron |
| Lena Strayhorn | Club Patron |
| Greg Thomas | Club Patron |
| Tabitha Warren | Club Patron |
| Charles Pinion | (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionDramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Conceiving Ada |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Complex Corporation, Hotwire Productions, Outpost Studios |
| Official site | lynnhershman.com |
| Release date | 19 febbraio 1999 |
| Production | Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Henry S. Rosenthal |
| Writer | Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Eileen Jones |
| Editing | Robert Dalva |
| Cinematography | Bill Zarchy, Hiro Narita |
| Assistant directors | Lynn Hershman-Leeson |
| Camera operators | Bill Zarchy, Hiro Narita |
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| Additional photography | Bill Zarchy, Hiro Narita |
| Production design | Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Laura F. Haynes |
| Art direction | Laura F. Haynes, Lynn Hershman-Leeson |
| Set decoration | Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Laura F. Haynes |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 19, 1999 / NR
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