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Synthetic Pleasures

19951h 25mIara Lee
IMDb 6.7 · Rotten Tomatoes 17%

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"technology control passion"

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 ourselves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.

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Virtual RealityTechnologyDrugsWoman DirectorCyberculture

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What is Synthetic Pleasures (1995) about?

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…

Who stars in Synthetic Pleasures?

Synthetic Pleasures stars John Perry Barlow (Self), Jeff Baxter (Self), Scott Bukatman (Self), Scott Frazier (Self), Robert Gurland (Self). The film was directed by Iara Lee.

How long is Synthetic Pleasures?

Synthetic Pleasures has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1995.

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Synthetic Pleasures holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 17. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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