Her (2013 film)
2013 film by Spike Jonze
Her is a 2013 American science fiction romantic drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Spike Jonze. It follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a man who develops a relationship with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), an artificially intelligent operating system personified through a female voice. The film also stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, and Chris Pratt. The film is dedicated to the memory of James Gandolfini, Harris Savides, Maurice Sendak, and Adam Yauch, who all died before the film's release.
The events of the movie take place in an unspecified near future, in a world where progress makes life comfortable, but leaves space for a profound loneliness. Jonze conceived the idea in the early 2000s after reading an article about a website that allowed for instant messaging with an artificial intelligence program. After making I'm Here (2010), a short film sharing similar themes, Jonze returned to the idea. He wrote the first draft of the script in five months, marking his solo screenwriting debut. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles and Shanghai in mid-2012. The voice of Samantha was recast in post-production, with Samantha Morton being replaced with Johansson.
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