Author wrote bestselling bfi Publishing title David Lynch 'a joy to
the reader of film criticism' Choice; 2001: A Space Odyssey to be
re-released in cinemas in The Spring and highly likely to be the focus
of much media attention in the new year; Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A
Space Odyssey (1968), based on Arthur C Clarke's novel, is one of the
most ambitious films ever made, an epic of space exploration that
takes in the whole history of humanity (as well as speculation about
its future). A technical triumph that stands up today 2001 is topical
also because of its meditation on the relationship between man, animal
and machine. Haunting and enigmatic, it's a film that contains myriad
images that seem to defy any explanation. In this multilayered study,
acclaimed critic and theorist of film sound Michel Chion offers some
keys to understanding 2001. Setting the film first in its historical
and cultural contexts (the Space Race, the Cold War, 1960s
psychedelia), Chion goes on to locate it within Kubrick's career. He
then conducts a meticulous and subtle analysis of its structure and
style, arguing that 2001 is an 'absolute film', a unique assemblage of
cinema's elements, through which pulses a vision of human existence.
'Animals who know they will die, beings lost on earth, forever caught
between two species, not animal enough, not cerebral enough.' In a
supplementary chapter Chion argues that Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide
Shut (1999), is a return to 2001, a final statement of its concerns.
And in a series of appendices Chion provides production details, an
analytic synopsis, credits and a consideration of the legacy of 2001.
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ISBN
9781838716653
Publisert
2020
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British Film Institute
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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