2001: A Space Odyssey [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Keir Dullea Gary Lockwood William Sylvester Daniel Richter Leonard Rossiter
	Video by:	Turner Home Ent
	Sales Rank:	239259

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Actor(s):
Keir Dullea
Gary Lockwood
William Sylvester
Daniel Richter
Leonard Rossiter

Creators:
Geoffrey Unsworth (Cinematographer)
Stanley Kubrick (Producer)
Stanley Kubrick (Writer)
Ray Lovejoy (Editor)
Victor Lyndon (Producer)
Arthur C. Clarke (Writer)

Director(s):
Stanley Kubrick

Recording label: Turner Home Ent
EAN: 9780790743073
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 0790743078
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC,
Release Date: 1999-06-29
Universal product code (UPC): 012569500037
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: G (General Audience)

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When Stanley Kubrick recruited Arthur C. Clarke to collaborate on "the proverbial intelligent science fiction film," it's a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience. A daring experiment in unconventional narrative inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel," 2001 is a visual tone poem (barely 40 minutes of dialogue in a 139-minute film) that charts a phenomenal history of human evolution. From the dawn-of-man discovery of crude but deadly tools in the film's opening sequence to the journey of the spaceship Discovery and metaphysical birth of the "star child" at film's end, Kubrick's vision is meticulous and precise. In keeping with the director's underlying theme of dehumanization by technology, the notorious, seemingly omniscient computer HAL 9000 has more warmth and personality than the human astronauts it supposedly is serving. (The director also leaves the meaning of the black, rectangular alien monoliths open for discussion.) This theme, in part, is what makes 2001 a film like no other, though dated now that its postmillennial space exploration has proven optimistic compared to reality. Still, the film is timelessly provocative in its pioneering exploration of inner- and outer-space consciousness. With spectacular, painstakingly authentic special effects that have stood the test of time, Kubrick's film is nothing less than a cinematic milestone--puzzling, provocative, and perfect. --Jeff Shannon

Running time: 141 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Russian (Original Language)