daft punk's electroma: human after all
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Daft Punk's Electroma is a film by French duo Daft Punk. The plot revolves around the quest of two robots (the band members, played by Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich) in becoming human. The music featured in this film is not by Daft Punk, but includes works by Todd Rundgren, Brian Eno, Sébastien Tellier, Curtis Mayfield, Linda Perhacs, Jackson C. Frank, and Mathieu Tonetti. The film was shot on 35mm Kodak stock under the cinematography of Thomas Bangalter.
Daft Punk's previous directorial credits include the music videos for their singles "Fresh", "Robot Rock" and "Technologic". According to Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Daft Punk's Electroma had been an unplanned extension of filming the latter two videos."
the following is the PLOT SUMMARY [via wiki] of the movie Electroma> [TEASER] supplemented with found youtubd-video-clips (as close as i can deduce the images :p):
The two lead characters, credited as "Hero Robot No. 1" and "Hero Robot No. 2", appear as the robotic forms of Daft Punk. An opening scene shows the duo driving in a 1987 Ferrari 412 with its license plate displaying "HUMAN". (music by Todd Rundgren ("International Feel"):
After passing through a Southwestern United States landscape, the duo arrives by car at a town in Inyo County, California. The town's denizens are also shown to be robots physically identical to the two main characters, but at different ages, with different clothing and alternating gender.
Robot No. 1 and Robot No. 2 drive to a high-tech facility where liquid latex is poured over their heads. The latex is shaped into human-like faces with the aid of prosthetic appliances and wigs. When the two leave the facility, the locals of the town are shocked by their new appearance. While they are chased by the other robots, the duo's faces melt in the sun. The two take cover in a public restroom and discard the ruined masks. (music: "Universe" by Sebastian Tellier):
The pair then undergo a lengthy hike across desert salt flats.
After walking for a while, Robot No. 1 gives up. He removes his jacket and reveals a set of buttons on his back. Robot No. 2 operates them and starts a countdown. When the countdown ends, Robot No. 1 is blown to pieces.
The remaining robot continues to walk but eventually also gives up. He falls to his knees and tries to reach the buttons on his own back, but to no avail. Instead, he removes his helmet and reveals a printed circuit board face. He repeatedly slams the helmet onto the ground until it is shattered. Using one of the shards as a burning-glass, he focuses the sunlight to set his hand ablaze. The film ends showing the robot, completely on fire, walking in slow motion through darkness.
ya know, all this posting of clips would be wholey unnecessary if only i had a copy of the DVD (*cough*) ~ *heh*
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