A come Andromeda (1972)
A come Andromeda (1972)
DVDRip | AVI | 704x522 | DivX @ ~1500 Kbps | 5x ~60 min | 5x ~770 Mb
Audio: Italiano AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Sci-fi
DVDRip | AVI | 704x522 | DivX @ ~1500 Kbps | 5x ~60 min | 5x ~770 Mb
Audio: Italiano AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Sci-fi
Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
Stars: Luigi Vannucchi, Tino Carraro, Paola Pitagora
Set in 1973, a team of scientists decipher a mysterious signal from space and discover that it provides instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once built, this computer provokes argument between two of leading team members, Fleming and Dawnay, over the machine's real intentions as it provides further instructions to create a living organism, which Dawnay starts to develop. Later it appears to compel lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and when the organism is fully developed, it appears in the exact form of Christine, and named Andromeda. But what is the purpose of this "creature" …?
For the avid fan of thoughtful science fiction adaptions (and lets face it there aren't many) this is worthwhile….and while the periphery plot of international espionage is less interesting and characters in authority are a little one dimensional, the casting and acting of the key protagonists is impressive.
Time is given to the scientific debate and steady breakthroughs, whilst an added layer of moral questioning is added by the character Flemming, played to wonderful emotive effect by an Italian actor I'm not familiar with. His desperate discourse with Andromeda in the final episode is particularly affecting.
A final note should be given to the fact that this adaption was released around the same time as three other intelligent euro sci fi efforts, all of which have much to offer…Solaris by Tarkovsky, World on a wire by Fassbinder and a 1974 Italian adaption of The invention of Morel. In each, mysterious "others" played by women seem to lead male seekers to either their doom or salvation. Make of that what you will!
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A come Andromeda (1972)
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