Teknolust

Starring:Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, James Urbaniak, John O'Keefe, Karen Black, Al Nazemian, S.U. Violet, Josh Kornbluth, Thomas Jay Ryan, Howard Swain, Diana Demar, John Pirruccello, Abigail Van Alyn, Dick Bright (II), John Bradford King, Paul Barnett, Benton Greene, Diane Luby Lane, Paula West, Andrea Zomber
Director: Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Product Type: DVD

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Teknno Lost!
Colorful, but enigmatic.
A different world
after conceiving ADA
Wow, really?

Teknolust
Starring: Tilda Swinton , Jeremy Davies , James Urbaniak , John O'Keefe , and Karen Black
Director: Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Manufacturer: Velocity / Thinkfilm
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000DC14S
Release Date: 2004-02-03

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Teknno Lost!.......2007-06-11

This film's really strange. Tilda Swinton plays four characters; Rosetta/Ruby/Marinne/Olive. One is the creator, the others are clones.

A definciency in the clones means that one must regularly go out and have sex with men in order to harvest their semen, which she collects in a condom. Then she takes this back and makes a tea out of it which they all drink from, as well as they inject themselves with another by-product.

It's too weird

Colorful, but enigmatic........2005-08-09

This has everything I like about Tilda Swinton's best movies, plus some of what I dislike about her lesser works. Dislikes include low-budget effects and cryptic finales, but maybe that's part of the charm of these movies.

The good, of course, comes from Swinton. She plays a geek girl (Rosetta Stone), but plays the role with respect. She's shy, especially shy around men, and fiercely intelligent. Swinton also plays Stone's three clones: Ruby, Olive, and Marinne. It's a bit ham-handed, but the four roles are distinguished by very different wigs, and the clones by color coding: red, green, and ultramarine. Swinton's real achievement is in her physical presence[s] - the body language of each character is distinctly the character's own. Rosetta is especially good in her my-gawd-i'm-a-mother moments, painfully but realistically unsure, and over cautious as a result.

The plot device is a bit odd: almost vampiric in an AIDS-era kind of way, but with a computer-y angle and a gentle resolution in the end. Rosetta and Ruby each find romantic resolutions of their own. Olive and Marinne seem to find each other - and something more. "As easy as baking brownies." The end is enigmatic, but good enough, and leaves a few questions open.

It's a good indy movie. That means it's not for everyone, but I came away happy.

//wiredweird

A different world.......2005-02-12

Rosetta Stone (Tilda Swinton), bio-geneticist creates three artificial sweeties, Ruby/Marinne/Olivia (Tilda Swinton), each with her own color coordinated environment. She uses her own DNA and hopes to have created something better than people. They soon gain their own personalities. By sneaking into the outside world, they eventually teach Rosetta how to live in the real world.

This has the feel of an independent low budget film. There is no correlation to reality; so real techies would barf. But other than that this is an interesting story and lots of color and sound. The science is appalling and amusing. The lust part of "Teknolust" is so mild that you need to look closely. About the time you get used to it the 85 minutes are over.

after conceiving ADA.......2004-09-22

There was Teknolust and if the roll continues someday there will be a big budget sort of "fight club" for the ladies - till then - and oh yeah - it is porn but of a most thinking sort - the disclaimers of other viewers notwithstanding. It is a 5/5 when you understand it was done on a nickel - very little edit or post production - but genius - raw - you bettcha.

Wow, really?.......2004-09-02

I honestly didn't think anyone would be able to sincerely enjoy this movie. Guess I was wrong. I found everything about this movie to be lacking. The plot is pretty dumb. The dialogue is way too over-the-top. Watch, for example, the balcony scene when two of the characters try to explain that the reason no one is happy is because they don't get the chance to find their true "essence." Whatever. The writer obviously fell into that dangerous trap of thinking that every line has to be dazzlingly profound. Sometimes simple, everyday dialogue can say as much as existential musings. While the acting wasn't altogether bad, it did feel very uninspired. All three of the clones and their creator were played the same way. I realize perhaps that's cause they're clones, but jeez, mix it up a little. The only way to tell them apart is by physical appearance. And I completely agree with the reviewer who didn't find Tilda attractive. Depending on which clone she played, she either looked freakish, disturbed, or even a little manly (Ruby looked more like a drag queen than a woman). Only the green clone looked halfway attractive, and I'm pretty sure that's because her hair covered most of her face. Speaking of color schemes, the imagery in this movie is too much Cat-in-the-Hat for my liking. All in all I could find little or no redeeming value in this movie. And I did watch it at 1 in the morning. Apparently that's the only time Starz will show it.

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