2001: A Space Odyssey

Running time: 150 minutes

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Starring: Leonard Rossiter, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood

Kubrick's complete mastery as a director is evident in every frame and every scene of this film. His almost sadistically precise exposition of story and character creates a steady accretion of perplexed tension in the viewer. 2001: A Space Odyssey was a landmark film upon its initial release but it received mixed and often very misguided reviews, a fate that would befall Eyes Wide Shut many years later. The film's true meaning remains as opaque as the famous black monolith that appears inexplicably throughout the film.

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