2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick's ambitious science-fiction epic, billed as "a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite".
Kubrick starts with human's prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millenia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever conceived) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted realms of spacey.
- Director:
- Stanley Kubrick ('Spartacus', 'Lolita', 'Dr Strangelove', 'A Clockwork Orange', 'The Shining')
- Writer:
- Arthur C. ClarkeStanley Kubrick
- Cast:
- Keir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterDaniel RichterLeonard RossiterMargaret TyzackRobert BeattyDouglas Rain
Reviews & comments
A Brooding and Surreal Experience, Essential for All Fans of Cinema!
A fascinating and immersive yet confusing cinematic experience directed by the one and only: Stanley Kubrick, which is reason enough for it to be classified as a classic. The film takes the viewer through cinematography of indescribable beauty and brooding soundtracks which work hand in hand to create an atmospheric and surreal (I'll also add majestic and...
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey remains the best sci-fi film ever made, thanks to revolutionary special effects, meticulously crafted sound design, a passion for the intimidating beauty of the unknown and a keen sense of adventure; despite making you feel like you had to be around at the time to fully absorb its genius and impact.
Total Film
pressWith the release of Stanley Kubrick's enigmatic space spectacle in 1968, the science-fiction film finally came of age.
Time Out
pressLingers on the mind like a tall, black riddle: Where are the new bones, the new tools, that will take us higher? Do we even deserve them?
The Guardian
pressLike all good speculations, it leaves the spectator up in the air with a tantalising vision as food for thought.
Roger Ebert
pressThe film creates its effects essentially out of visuals and music. It is meditative. It does not cater to us, but wants to inspire us, enlarge us.
Total Film
pressWith the release of Stanley Kubrick's enigmatic space spectacle in 1968, the science-fiction film finally came of age.
Time Out
pressLingers on the mind like a tall, black riddle: Where are the new bones, the new tools, that will take us higher? Do we even deserve them?
The Guardian
pressLike all good speculations, it leaves the spectator up in the air with a tantalising vision as food for thought.
Roger Ebert
pressThe film creates its effects essentially out of visuals and music. It is meditative. It does not cater to us, but wants to inspire us, enlarge us.
A Brooding and Surreal Experience, Essential for All Fans of Cinema!
A fascinating and immersive yet confusing cinematic experience directed by the one and only: Stanley Kubrick, which is reason enough for it to be classified as a classic. The film takes the viewer through cinematography of indescribable beauty and brooding soundtracks which work hand in hand to create an atmospheric and surreal (I'll also add majestic...
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey remains the best sci-fi film ever made, thanks to revolutionary special effects, meticulously crafted sound design, a passion for the intimidating beauty of the unknown and a keen sense of adventure; despite making you feel like you had to be around at the time to fully absorb its genius and impact.
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