Nirvana (1997): Movie Review

In this Italian cyberpunk tale, video game designer Jimi is working to have his latest project, Nirvana, ready for his superiors at Okasama Starr. He hits a snag when a computer virus causes the game’s protagonist, Solo, to gain sentience. Terrified at learning the truth of his existence, Solo makes contact with Jimi and begs his creator to erase him. Jimi is going through an existential crisis of his own, his girlfriend Lisa having left him recently. Sympathizing with Solo’s plight, Jimi agrees to aid him, but he needs to get into Starr’s mainframe to do so. With the aid of mechanically modified hackers Joystick and Naima, Jimi sets out to help his creation. In doing so, he also hopes to understand what went wrong in his own life.

Intro: 00:00-04:44
Synopsis: 04:45-15:41
Review: 15:45-48:14

Written & directed by: Gabrielle Salvatores
Music by: Federico De Roberts & Mauro Pagan
Cinematography by: Italo Petriccione

Cast
Christopher Lambert: Jimi Dini
Diego Abatantuono: Solo
Sergio Rubini: Joystick
Stefania Rocca: Naima
Amanda Sandrelli: Maria
Emmanuelle Seigner: Lisa

I do not own the rights to this movie. My review is meant to inform and to entertain.