Science fiction pushes the boundaries, explores the improbable, and envisions the future of humanity. It also exposes us to extravagant visual effects and the inventive power of cinema, reflecting our deepest fantasies. In cinema, science fiction is immersive, creating worlds suddenly within our reach. This summer, over one hundred films from the history of cinema will allow us to witness this!
A video game designer is fired and robbed of the credit for his creations by the company that employs him, ENCOM. He attempts to break into the corporation's computer system to obtain justice. He must then immerse himself body and soul in the virtual universe and face a chess program of his own creation, which has evolved into a fearsome artificial intelligence... Tron has become a cult classic, and is the first film in which many sequences were designed by computer.
Steven Lisberger
Steven Lisberger is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the 1982 film Tron. While attending Tufts University, Lisberger and five associates formed Lisberger Studios. Their first project of note was Cosmic Cartoon, which earned a Student Academy Award nomination in 1973. Through his company, Lisberger directed the production of commercials, title sequences, and feature segments for programs, such as Make a Wish and Rebop. In 1978, after moving to California, he conceived and produced a 90-minute animated film, Animalympics, for NBC's coverage of the 1980 Olympics with his business partner Donald Kushner. They then turned their creative efforts to the development of Tron for Walt Disney. Released in 1982, it has since become a cult classic. His next film, Hot Pursuit (1987), features one of Ben Stiller's first speaking roles. Lisberger spent most of the 1990s and 2000s writing screenplays, with several being optioned by various studios. He tried for years to convince Disney to develop a Tron sequel. They eventually green-lit Tron: Legacy, released in 2010, on which Lisberger served as producer. The film was a success at the box office and was followed by a television series, Tron: Uprising.
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Ces robots qui nous côtoient
Le cinéma a grandement contribué à forger notre imaginaire des robots. Androïdes d’apparence humaine et créatures mécaniques aux formes plus rustiques n’ont pas été employés de la même façon, ni dans leur questionnement de la moralité humaine, ni pour les sentiments qu’ils éveillent auprès du public. À l’heure où l’intelligence artificielle est bien réelle, retour sur quelques classiques robots de cinéma.
