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  • Conceiving Ada (1997)
  • Not Rated
    85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Conceiving Ada (1997)
Not Rated
85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

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 ...See moreEmmy 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? Written by James Callan See less
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Director
Lynn Hershman Leeson (as Lynn Hershman-Leeson)
Writers
Lynn Hershman Leeson (as Lynn Hershman-Leeson) | Eileen Jones | Sadie Plant (CD-ROM Women, Weaving and Cybernetics) | Betty A. Toole (biography Ada, the Enchantress of Numbers, A Selection Letters of Lord Byron's Daughter and Her Description of the First Computer)
Producers
Lynn Hershman Leeson (as Lynn Hershman-Leeson) | Henry S. Rosenthal
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Lynn Hershman Leeson (as Lynn Hershman-Leeson)
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Updated Sep 10, 1997

Release date
Feb 19, 1999 (United States)

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56 cast members
Name Known for
Tilda Swinton
Ada Byron King Ada Byron King   See fewer
Francesca Faridany
Emmy Coer Emmy Coer   See fewer
Karen Black
Lady Byron / Mother Coer Lady Byron / Mother Coer   See fewer
John O'Keefe
Charles Babbage Charles Babbage   See fewer
John Perry Barlow
John Crosse John Crosse   See fewer
J.D. Wolfe
Nicholas Clayton Nicholas Clayton   See fewer
Owen Murphy
William Lovelace William Lovelace   See fewer
David Brooks
Children's Tutor Children's Tutor   See fewer
Esther Mulligan
Mary Shelley Mary Shelley   See fewer
Ellen Sebastian
Dr. Fury Dr. Fury   See fewer
Mark Capri
Dr. Locock Dr. Locock   See fewer
Joe Wemple
Priest / Talk Show Host Priest / Talk Show Host   See fewer
Chris von Sneidern
Musician In Elevator Musician In Elevator   See fewer
R.U. Sirius
Barlow Barlow   See fewer
Kashka Peck
Teenage Ada Teenage Ada   See fewer
Rose Lockwood
Child Ada / Claire Child Ada / Claire   See fewer
Jesse Talman Boss
Baby Ada Baby Ada   See fewer
Lillian L. Malmberg
Anne Isabelle Byron Anne Isabelle Byron   See fewer
Cyrus Mare
Ralph Byron Ralph Byron   See fewer
Michael Oosterom
Lord Byron Lord Byron   See fewer
Pollyanna Jacobs
Cocktail Server Cocktail Server   See fewer
Roger Shaw
Priest (voice) Priest (voice)   See fewer
Bruce Sterling
CD Rom (voice) CD Rom (voice)   See fewer
Dave Nelson
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Henry S. Rosenthal
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George Leeson
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Melissa Howden
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Josh Rosen
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
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Lavay Smith
Club Band: Lead Singer Club Band: Lead Singer   See fewer
Bing Nathan
Club Band: Upright Bass Club Band: Upright Bass   See fewer
Chris Siebert
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Bill Stewart
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Rosemary Astromsky
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Brooke Baggett
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Lori Baker
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Stack Buss
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Ellen Sebastian Chang
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Ethan Hay
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Geoffrey Herreman
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Seanne-Marie Jacobsen
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Michelle Kopecky
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Sharon Leong
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Jafer Louahdi
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Kenneth Lorber
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Melissa Margolis
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Phillip Ristaino
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Kit Robberson
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Dawn Robinson
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Jackie D. Stewart
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Lena Strayhorn
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Greg Thomas
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Tabitha Warren
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Charles Pinion
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