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Archive is a 2020 British science fiction film written and directed by Gavin Rothery, in his directorial debut. It stars Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, Peter Ferdinando, Timea Maday Kinga and Toby Jones. Set in 2038, the film follows a scientist who is trying to advance artificial intelligence a step further than human beings, all while bringing his wife back from the dead.

Archive
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Directed by	Gavin Rothery
Written by	Gavin Rothery
Produced by	Cora Palfrey Philip Herd Theo James
Starring	Theo James Stacy Martin Rhona Mitra Peter Ferdinando Richard Glover Lia Williams Toby Jones
Cinematography	Laurie Rose
Edited by	Adam Biskupski
Music by	Steven Price
Production companies	Independent Films Head Gear Films Untapped Films
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment
Release dates	10 July 2020 (2020-07-10) (United States) 18 January 2021 (2021-01-18) (United Kingdom)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$242,195[1]

The film was originally set to premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It instead received a digital release with limited screenings in theatres around the United States on 10 July 2020.[2]

Plot

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In 2049, George Almore (Theo James) is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife Jules, who had died in a car accident years ago. His wife's consciousness is stored in a device that, according to the sales pitch, will allow up to 200 hours of interaction with the deceased. His work also includes updates to a previously-abandoned facility that appears to require numerous and significant upgrades to its inadequate security system. His work is aided by his second prototype, J2 (Timea Maday Kinga).

Almore is visited by a small team from Archive who perform an inspection of the device. They note that the security seal is broken and threaten legal action; however, Almore points out that they are on his company's property and hints at the legal repercussions of a confrontation, and the Archive team backs off and leaves.

J2 is shown to be quite sophisticated, but, as Almore reveals, has only developed the brain of a 16-year-old, and is incapable of developing any further. J2 is aware of Almore's work on a third prototype and appears to have become jealous, which leads to J2's increasingly unpredictable behavior. Meanwhile, the J3 android is ready and begins to move and interact with completely human mannerisms, responses and emotions. Almore gets a call from his boss, who implies that he may be in trouble for his actions during the Archive team's visit. He assures her that she has nothing to worry about.

J2, confronted with the realization that she will never be anything more or better than she already is, destroys herself by walking into a lake. This prompts another call from the boss, indicating that a team is on the way to shut down Almore's research. He makes the final call to his wife on the Archive machine, and ends the call saying "see you soon." J3 overhears this and realizes her purpose, and that her own consciousness will be overwritten by that of Almore's wife, who will tlive on in her body. Though initially angry and afraid, she accepts her fate, and the memory download is completed as the team storms the compound.

At this point, any sign of the exterior team suddenly evaporates, and all is calm. The Archive starts ringing with an incoming call from Jules. J3 implores him not to answer, but Almore does and speaks to Jules, also hearing a child's voice on the line which is revealed to be that of his daughter. Almore was the one who died in the accident, while Jules survived and is now raising their daughter in the real world, and the ordeal he went through was a simulation within his own Archive, which has finally expired. With his Archive expired, it has been prepared for burial at his official funeral. Jules and their daughter say their final goodbyes and leave.

Cast

• Theo James as George Almore
• Stacy Martin as Jules Almore/J3, George's wife
  • Martin also provides the voice for the robot J2
• Rhona Mitra as Simone, VP of Internal Development at Artisan Robotics
• Peter Ferdinando as Mr. Tagg
• Richard Glover as Melvin, an associate of Vincent Sinclair
• Hans Peterson as Elson
• Lia Williams as the voice system of George's house
• Toby Jones as Vincent Sinclair, an executive of the Archive company

Production

On 14 May 2017, it was announced that concept and graphic artist Gavin Rothery, who had worked with Duncan Jones on his first feature, Moon, would write and direct Archive with Theo James set to star.[3] On 31 October 2018, Philip Herd and Cora Helfrey of Independent joined as producers for the project, with Stacy Martin starring opposite Theo James. James also brought on his production label, Untapped, and would be producing alongside Andrew D. Corkin.[4][5] Vertical Entertainment later acquired the distribution rights for the U.S, with the international rights currently up for sale.[6]

Principal photography began in Hungary in late October 2018 and ended in February 2019.[7] Laurie Rose served as director of photography.[4] The digital make up and advance clean up was done by the UK-based company Koala FX.[8]

Release

The film was released on 10 July 2020 on digital streaming platforms by Vertical Entertainment after it was pulled from South by Southwest in March 2020 which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited screenings were also available in various theatres around the U.S.^{[citation needed]}

The film was released on 13 August 2020 in Russia in 260 screens and was number 5 at the box office charts in its opening weekend.^{[citation needed]}

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Archive holds an approval rating of 77% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Archive executes its fairly basic program efficiently, offering sci-fi fans an engaging meditation on love and human nature."[9]

On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average of score of 67 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
B3 Biennial of the Moving Image	15-24 October 2020	BEN Award for Best Feature Film	Gavin Rothery	Won	[11]

References

External links

• Archive at IMDb
• Archive at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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[de] Archive (Film)

Archive ist ein Science-Fiction-Fantasy-Thriller von Gavin Rothery, der im Juli 2020 in den USA als Video-on-Demand und am 18. März 2021 auf Prime Video veröffentlicht wurde. Der Film beschäftigt sich mit der Idee, durch die Übertragung des Geistes beziehungsweise der „Seele“ in Technologie ein Bewusstsein für eine begrenzte Zeit zu „archivieren“ und dass der biologische Tod hierdurch nicht das Ende des Lebens ist.

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- [en] Archive (film)

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[ru] Мой создатель

«Мой создатель» (англ. Archive, «архив») — научно-фантастический фильм режиссёра Гэвина Ротери. Главные роли исполнили Тео Джеймс и Стэйси Мартин[3]. Премьера состоялась 10 июля 2020 года.

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