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With A.I.'s
posthumous realisation minus Kubrick, this remains his only work
of science fiction. But what a work! Ahead of its time even now,
its a unique 'trip' though aeons of human history, from our primitive
ape ancestors, to a future space mission to Jupiter. . . and beyond.
Cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, special effects artists, and
Kubricks' legendary obsession for detail pull you into a totally
believable reality, increasingly rewarding with each repeated
viewing
Awards
1969 BAFTAs
Winner Best
Cinematography - Geoffrey Unsworth
Nominated
Best Film - Stanley Kubrick
1969 Oscars
Winner Best Effects, Special Visual Effects - Stanley Kubrick
Nominated Best Director - Stanley Kubrick
Critics
"Its triumph
lies in its scope of cinematic splendour and the attempt to marry
some of man's most beautiful music to the infinite mystery of
space " - Almar
Haflidason, BBC
Online - March 2001
"Alone among
science-fiction movies, 2001 is not concerned with thrilling us,
but with inspiring our awe."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Links
Geoffry
Unsworth at
IMDb
Profile
of Geoffy Unsworth on Superman Movie Website
2001:
A Space Odyssey Internet Resource Archive
The
authorized Stanley Kubrik Website
2001 on 100 Greatest
Films Websitesite.org/twot.html
Kubrick 2001 - The Space
Odyssey Explained
Original 2001 Film Script:
Programme Notes
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Notes
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