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ПотомÑтво демона (1977 )
Married Drs. Alex Harris and Susan Harris are a computer scientist and child psychologist respectively. Their house reflects Alex's computer dominated work, their abode which is fully automated through a computer system they've named Alfred. They consider Alfred a small gadget of convenience. Susan doesn't much like Alex's work, which she feels has dehumanized him. Because of their differences, they are thinking about separating, this thought primarily on his initiative. He hopes to solve many of the world's medical problems through this work, especially leukemia from which their daughter died. His latest project centers on Proteus IV, a computer possessing artificial intelligence. Proteus IV gets to a point in its evolution when it begins to question human judgment, and requests from Alex an open computer terminal where it can more fully observe human behavior and openly communicate with the world. Alex denies the request, but Proteus IV does find an open terminal in the Harris home. Written by Huggo
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Never was a woman violated as profanely. Never was a woman subject to inhuman love like this. Never was a woman prepared for a more perverse destiny. See more »
When Proteus comes alive as the block puzzle looking thing that kills Walter and attacks Dr. Harris it makes the same sound as the automatic doors on Star Trek the original series. See more »
When Mrs. Harris is trying to get the little girl out of the car for her session, a sound man can be seen through the back window behind her. See more »
Proteus IV. I want to study man: his isometric body and his glass-jaw mind.
Alex Harris. Ambitious program, but at the moment all the terminals are occupied.
Proteus IV. Construct one.
Alex Harris. I'm sorry. Request denied.
Proteus IV. Dr. Harris, when are you going to let me out of this *box*?
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A techno-horror masterpiece!
I watched this one yesterday and all I can say is:wow!Very clever,intelligent and stylish horror/sci-fi with some memorable visuals and lots of suspense.Julie Christie("Don't Look Now")is excellent in the lead role,and Donald Cammell's direction is well-handled.The film is pretty hard to find,so if you get a chance watch it!9 out of 10-a must-see!
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