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There is a subplot in "The Congress" where the actress Robin Wright (of Princess Bride fame) agrees to be digitized so that they can use her likeness in films.
by filoeleven 10y ago
There is a subplot in "The Congress" where the actress Robin Wright (of Princess Bride fame) agrees to be digitized so that they can use her likeness in films. Part of her contract is that she may never act again. It makes me wonder how long it will be before we start seeing digitized actors who have not died, and what kind of rights/residuals they will get.
It was a strange film; I enjoyed it. Fans of Philip K. Dick would do well to watch it--it reminded me a lot of his work (though it was not based on anything he wrote).
- lobster_johnson 10y agoIt's actually supposed to be based on The Futurological Congress [1] by Dick's contemporary Stanislaw Lem, although they changed it beyond recognition. The only thing the book and the film have in common is that there's a congress. I didn't enjoy the film at all, but I can recommend the novel, which is excellent. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Futurological-Congress-Memoirs-Ijon-Tichy/dp/0156340402 https://www.amazon.com/Futurological-Congress-Memoirs-Ijon-T...
- filoeleven 10y agoYes, I almost added that it was loosely based on Lem, who I have yet to read, but when I went to confirm this on Wikipedia, I found that the director actually stated that he used the book "more as a source of inspiration." So I imagine going in expecting to see a faithful reproduction would be pretty disappointing!
- lobster_johnson 10y agoIf you like PKD, I think you'll like Lem. He's very different, but they have some commonalities; they were both great, inventive conceptual thinkers with a superbly dry sense of humour. TFC is a very dry, dark satire.