Conceiving Ada
Watch TrailerEmmy 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?
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1999 |
| Country | Canada, United States of America |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy |
| Director | Lynn Hershman-Leeson |
| Runtime | 85 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.3/10 (10 votes) |
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Conceiving Ada is an acquired taste at 4.3/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.
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A classic from 1999. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.
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🎭 Cast
Tilda Swinton
Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
Francesca Faridany
Emmy Coer
Timothy Leary
Sims
Karen Black
Lady Byron / Mother Coer
John Perry Barlow
John Crosse
John O'Keefe
Charles Babbage
J.D. Wolfe
Nicholas Clayton
Owen Murphy
William Lovelace
David Brooks
Children's Tutor
Esther Mulligan
Mary Shelley
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