Teknolust story
Teknolust is a 2002 film written, produced, and directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson who, at the time of production, was working in the art department at University of California, Davis. It stars Tilda Swinton and Jeremy Davies. Synopsis: A scientist creates a trio of clones of herself.
15 total · 4 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| a person and their clone | major | The story follows the aftermath of Rosetta creating three part DNA, part computer clones of herself. |
| human aspiration | major | Rosetta, Sandy, and the three clones we all struggling to find love to varying degrees. |
| romantic love | major | Ruby and Sandy fell in love in the end, as did Rosetta and Agent Hopper. |
| sister and sister | major | The three clones Ruby, Olive, and Marinne lived together inside a microwave as sisters. |
| coping with infertility | minor | The men who'd had their Y chromosomes pilfered by the three female clones were left impotent. |
| coping with the death of one's entire family | minor | It was revealed that Rosetta had lost her parents and siblings to a virus. |
| cyborg | minor | Rosetta's three clones were part her DNA and in some fashion part computer, making them technically cyborgs. However, their cyborg natures was not at all explored in the story. |
| intellectual property in society | minor | Rosetta discussed the morality of patenting DNA sequences with a colleague. |
| law enforcement | minor | The FBI operative Agent Hopper was investigating a possible bio-terrorist plot. |
| mother and son | minor | Sandy's mother assured him that he'd one day find the right girl, and in the end he did in Ruby. |