Synthetic Pleasures
Synthetic Pleasures

technology control passion

5.1
1995
1h 25m
HD
Documentary

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

Top Cast

J

John Perry Barlow

Self

J

Jeff Baxter

Self

S

Scott Bukatman

Self

S

Scott Frazier

Self

R

Robert Gurland

Self

Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku

Self

Jaron Lanier

Jaron Lanier

Self

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self

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