S1m0ne (also spelled Simone) is a 2002 science fiction drama film written, produced and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Al Pacino.
When the main star of disillusioned director Viktor Taransky's (Al Pacino) new movie walks away, Taransky is forced to find a replacement or never work again. Unfortunately for him, nobody wants to work with him any more.
Viktor tries a new computer program on a hard disk he inherited from his acquaintance Hank Al...
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S1m0ne (also spelled Simone) is a 2002 science fiction drama film written, produced and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Al Pacino.
When the main star of disillusioned director Viktor Taransky's (Al Pacino) new movie walks away, Taransky is forced to find a replacement or never work again. Unfortunately for him, nobody wants to work with him any more.
Viktor tries a new computer program on a hard disk he inherited from his acquaintance Hank Aleno (Elias Koteas). Viktor uses the program as a last, desperate attempt to finish the film. The system allows him to use a computer-generated woman to play the movie's central character. Viktor names his synthetic actress "Simone", a name derived from the computer program's title, Simulation One. Seamlessly incorporated into the movie, Simone (Rachel Roberts) gives a fantastic performance. The studio, and soon the world, starts to ask "who is Simone?"
The movie is a great success, and Viktor markets her as a real person. He gives phone and...
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