What if your perfect partner came with a power cord and zero free will? Awkward.
Nicolas, a sci-fi writer, having experienced a tragedy in his life, is only able to find solace through sex. No woman can completely satisfy him. Then he creates her - a robot that he programs to obey his will. The creature would seem to be the embodiment of all his desires, but...
Production
Gloriously cheap robot aesthetics that age like milk.
Acting
Jes commits to robotic blankness with surprising dedication.
Director
Claude Mulot
Marilyn Jes
Kim, the robot woman
Richard Lemieuvre
Nicolas, the science fiction writer
Hélène Shirley
Sabine
Laura Clair
Lucille, the acting secretary
Nadine Roussial
Olga, the press officer
Frédéric Carton
Byron, the editor accompanying Olga
Catherine Marsile
Kim 2, the second female robot
Dominique Aveline
The bartender
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of France's 1980s 'sexy robot' micro-trend, riding Blade Runner's coattails with far less budget and far more nudity.
Director Claude Mulot died by suicide months after release; some read the film's bleak ending as unintentionally autobiographical.
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