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The Net (2003)

Original title: Das Netz

2003-10-01 · 2h 1m · DE
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More of a film essay - of the type pioneered by Orson Welles and Chris Marker - than a standard documentary, German filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck's The Net: The Unabomber, the LSD and the Internet begins with the typical format and structure of a nonfiction film, and a single subject (the life and times of mail bomber Ted Kaczynski). From that thematic springboard, Dammbeck branches out omnidirectionally, segueing into a series of thematic riffs and variants on such marginally-related subjects as: the history of cyberspace, terrorism, utopian ideals, LSD, the Central Intelligence Agency, and Cuckoo's Nest author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters.

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Lutz DammbeckLutz DammbeckHimselfEva MattesEva MattesNarrator (voice)Tom VogtTom VogtNarrator (voice)Stewart BrandStewart BrandHimselfJohn BrockmanJohn BrockmanHimselfButch GehringButch GehringHimselfDavid GelernterDavid GelernterHimselfTed KaczynskiTed KaczynskiHimselfRobert W. TaylorRobert W. TaylorHimselfHeinz von FoersterHeinz von FoersterHimselfChris WaitsChris WaitsHimselfNorbert WienerNorbert WienerHimself

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More of a film essay - of the type pioneered by Orson Welles and Chris Marker - than a standard documentary, German filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck's The Net: The Unabomber, the LSD and the Internet begins with the typical format and structure of a nonfiction film, and a single subject (the life and times of mail bomber Ted Kaczynski). From that thematic springboard, Dammbeck branches out omnidirectionally, segueing into a series of thematic riffs and variants on such marginally-related subjects as: the history of cyberspace, terrorism, utopian ideals, LSD, the Central Intelligence Agency, and Cuckoo's Nest author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters.

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The Net has a runtime of 121 minutes.

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