Daft Punk's Electroma (2006)

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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the two founding members of the house electronica band Daft Punk, wrote and directed the memorably eccentric and bizarre sci fi opus Daft Punk's Electroma. Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich star as Hero Robot #1 and Hero Robot #2, two androids clad in ever-present motorcycle helmets. The two drive through the desert en route to Inyo County, CA, where the entire population, regardless of age, dresses in identical attire. Upon arrival in the town, the two enter a scientific facility where experimenters pour hot latex over their helmets to make nightmarish flesh-covered masks that infuriate town residents. The robots then embark on a lengthy trek across an endless expanse of salt flats. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Starring:: Peter Hurteau, Michael Reich, (more)

Director(s):: Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, (more)

Format(s):: DVD
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Peter Hurteau

Michael Reich

Director(s):: Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter

Writer(s):: Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Cedric Hervet

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	Justin E.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

I love Daft Punk... for their music anyway. Electroma is bore-fest with very little sound and almost no music. I struggled to find anything memorable or artistic here. If you're a diehard fan, you may rent this and fast forward looking for something interesting. Trust me, you won't find anything.

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	Keith G.

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Film school surrealism, a bit pretentious, a bit obvious, overlong, even at 74 minutes (this would have been a brilliant 40 minute short), but still full of arresting images and surprisingly emotional moments. Influenced heavily by Kubrick, Antonioni and most of the great 60s and 70s visualists, this is a wordless film about two robots who want to become human. The action is minimal. The opening drive through the desert alone takes a good 15 minutes. But it is wonderfully shot, and the use of eclectic source music as score (Brian Eno. Curtis Mayfield, etc) is interesting, if sometimes a little too self-conscious or intrusive for its own good. I doubt there are more layers to be found on repeated viewings, I think it is what it is: an experimental film more full of image than story. A 74 minute, interesting rock video. But every time I would head toward terminally bored, an image or feeling would reel me back in.