2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

MAY 14

Stanley Kubrick- Master Of The Magic Medium

Director Stanley Kubrick's prominent masterpiece never fails to transport you deep into a cinematic galaxy, screened in a 4k DCP on our voluminous screen.

An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship's computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.

One of the most enigmatic great films ever made, 2001: A Space Odyssey brought together two of the most fertile and original minds ever to have collaborated on a work of fiction, Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. Like all great films, 2001 takes hold, not merely of the eye and ear, but also of the mind- It constructed a haunting metaphor for the modern era, dealing with the metamorphosis of man into a higher form of existence. Like any powerful metaphor, 2001 works on many levels simultaneously, and it has influenced not only films but also our collective imaginations through special effects, sound and music, a technorganic character named HAL, and the creation of some of the most evocative images of our times.

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