BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29854@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Cinema Mythologica: Her (2013) DTSTAMP:20261031T212158Z DTSTART:20261209T193000Z DESCRIPTION:Love robots\, doppelgängers and tragic heroes – behind these ic onic film\ncharacters lies a mythical past. Although most films are set in the present or\nthe future\, classical myths play a significant role thro ughout Hollywood.\nCountless films are inspired by archetypal narrative pa tterns and mythical\ncharacters\, particularly when they deal with contemp orary themes such as AI\,\ngender and psychology. In the Cinema Mythologic aseries\, a collaboration between\nDe Uitkijk and classicist Koen Vacano\, we uncover the hidden mythical layers of\nfilm history\, from Oedipus com plexes to narcissistic algorithms. Each film\nfeatures a short introductio n in English\, inviting you to view the film through\na mythological lens. \n\nJoaquin Phoenix shines in Spike Jonze’s soulful sci-fi drama about a l onely\nwriter who falls in love with his computer’s highly advanced operat ing system.\nTheodore Twombly (Phoenix) has built his career on expressing emotions that\nothers are unable to articulate. His job is to write since re\, deeply personal\nletters to complete strangers based on details provi ded by the clients of the\ncompany he works for\, and he has a gift for fi nding exactly the right words for\nevery occasion. Meanwhile\, Theodore re luctantly signs the papers that will\nfinalise his divorce from his childh ood sweetheart. The depressed Theodore has\ngradually withdrawn from his s upportive social circle\, which includes his old\nfriend Amy (Amy Adams)\, who is herself trapped in a failed marriage. When\nTheodore buys a new\, advanced computer operating system that is capable of\nlearning and evolvi ng alongside the user\, he sits down at his desk and sets\nabout getting h is life in order. The perceptive software\, which takes the name\nSamantha (Scarlett Johansson)\, slowly begins to draw Theodore out of his shell\nb y encouraging him to go out again and accompanying him everywhere. Their\n relationship soon becomes intimate. Theodore teaches Samantha what it mean s to\nfeel human\, and Samantha gives him the strength to put his failed m arriage\nbehind him. However\, things soon become complicated when Samanth a’s rapidly\nevolving knowledge begins to alter the very nature of their r elationship.\n\n * Language: English\n * Subtitles: Dutch\n * Duration: 12 6 mins.\n * Director: Spike Jonze\n * Cast: Joaquin Phoenix\, Scarlett Joh ansson\, Amy Adams\n * Year: 2013\n * Country: United States URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinema-mythologica-her-2013 GEO:52.36476;4.8843948 LOCATION:De Uitkijk - Prinsengracht 452\, 1017 KE Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ai,film,in english,sci-fi,technology X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Love robots, doppelgängers and trag ic heroes – behind these iconic film characters lies a mythical past. Alth ough most films are set in the present or the future, classical myths play a significant role throughout Hollywood. Countless films are inspired by archetypal narrative patterns and mythical characters, particularly when t hey deal with contemporary themes such as AI, gender and psychology. In th e Cinema Mythologicaseries, a collaboration between De Uitkijk an d classicist Koen Vacano, we uncover the hidden mythical layers of film hi story, from Oedipus complexes to narcissistic algorithms. Each film featur es a short introduction in English, inviting you to view the film through a mythological lens.

Joaquin Phoenix shines in Spike Jonze ’s soulful sci-fi drama about a lonely writer who falls in love with his c omputer’s highly advanced operating system. Theodore Twombly (Phoenix) has built his career on expressing emotions that others are unable to articul ate. His job is to write sincere, deeply personal letters to complete stra ngers based on details provided by the clients of the company he works for , and he has a gift for finding exactly the right words for every occasion . Meanwhile, Theodore reluctantly signs the papers that will finalise his divorce from his childhood sweetheart. The depressed Theodore has graduall y withdrawn from his supportive social circle, which includes his old frie nd Amy (Amy Adams), who is herself trapped in a failed marriage. When Theo dore buys a new, advanced computer operating system that is capable of lea rning and evolving alongside the user, he sits down at his desk and sets a bout getting his life in order. The perceptive software, which takes the n ame Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), slowly begins to draw Theodore out of h is shell by encouraging him to go out again and accompanying him everywher e. Their relationship soon becomes intimate. Theodore teaches Samantha wha t it means to feel human, and Samantha gives him the strength to put his f ailed marriage behind him. However, things soon become complicated when Sa mantha’s rapidly evolving knowledge begins to alter the very nature of the ir relationship.

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