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The Machine Stops

  • TV Short
  • 2009
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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This adaptation of EM Forster's short story from 1909 titled 'The Machine Stops' is a science fiction tale of an underground society on the brink of collapse.
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Two people live in a dark technological utopia/dystopia - "the Machine". Kuno and Vashti, have differing opinions about the world which they live in and their interaction and conflict as the... Read allTwo people live in a dark technological utopia/dystopia - "the Machine". Kuno and Vashti, have differing opinions about the world which they live in and their interaction and conflict as their society comes to a sudden collapse. The story raises themes of man's role in the midst ... Read allTwo people live in a dark technological utopia/dystopia - "the Machine". Kuno and Vashti, have differing opinions about the world which they live in and their interaction and conflict as their society comes to a sudden collapse. The story raises themes of man's role in the midst of a technology-dependent built environment that are seemingly more relevant today than wh... Read all

  • Directors
    • Adam Freise
    • Nathan Freise
  • Writer
    • E.M. Forster
  • Stars
    • Mascha Moore
    • Erik VanderWal
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    23
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    • Directors
      • Adam Freise
      • Nathan Freise
    • Writer
      • E.M. Forster
    • Stars
      • Mascha Moore
      • Erik VanderWal
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Mascha Moore
    • Vashti
    Erik VanderWal
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    • Directors
      • Adam Freise
      • Nathan Freise
    • Writer
      • E.M. Forster
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      This film was created exactly 100 years after the publication of E.M. Forster original short story.

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    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
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      • $1,000 (estimated)
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      10 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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