Product Details

• Directors: Chris Benker
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Cinequest
• DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000JLTSKI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #137,725 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Robert and Maria's marriage has derailed. He is having an affair with Tara, a mysterious exotic dancer, while Maria has become fascinated by internet sex. Meanwhile, Robert's anarchist brother is on a mission to destroy every ATM in New York.

Can traditional morals apply in modern life, or are we just monkeys and robots?

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Indie Film, December 5, 2006

By	Jason E. Maran "Cinephile" (West Caldwell, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Monkeys and Robots" is a very fine independent film that chronicles the breakdown and alienation of a middle-class family without resorting to the facile cliches of so much Sundance hackwork or the smugness of the truly loathsome "American Beauty." The world-view on display is admittedly bleak, for it presents a society in which technology offers empty connections and ideology stifles relationships. Characters are adrift as they try to reconcile their own impulses with the cold, hard demands of society. This may make the picture sound like a tough slog, but it's anything but that. The presentation of these ideas is articulate, rigorous and so well integrated into the fabric of the narrative that the film feels neither didactic nor pretentious. There are also some very humorous scenes involving a rather lazy young Marxist, who takes hand-outs from his brother while planning to destroy every ATM in New York City. The performances are uniformly excellent as is the camera work. I would recommend this to anyone interested in art films in general, and, particularly, the films of Michelangelo Antonioni and Robert Bresson. It's a sin to invoke the names of those giants when discussing unworthy works, but here it's appropriate.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something for Everyone, December 15, 2006

By	S. A. Berman (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was reading a review posted on this site and I have to say, I am not a huge fan of Bresson and I like Hollywood pictures and I still really enjoyed this film.
The characters are well-rounded and the story is very interesting. And, yes, if you are interested in art films - you will certainly enjoy this film. It is beautifully paced and extremely well shot.
There is something for everyone.
Check it out.