Conceiving Ada (1999)
- 85 min
- Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- 5.0/10 (534 votes)
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?
Where to watch Conceiving Ada?
Conceiving Ada is a drama movie featuring Tilda Swinton and directed by Lynn Hershman-Leeson.
Conceiving Ada is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.