Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
Why we love it?
I particularly appreciate Michael Benson’s frankness in his telling of the relationships that Kubrick had with his actors, with Arthur C. Clarke, Douglas Trumbull, and others. It provides not just an insight to a remarkably complex man or even a group of individuals, but also the tensions, both positive and negative, that are inevitably party of such a massive creative endeavor. Having met Arthur C Clarke in the late 60’s, not long after seeing 2001 for the umpteenth time, I looked forward to reading this book. What happened amazed me. The author presents events, discussing things the way they might have been, and then discussing the final scene or dialog. As each revelation unfolds I found myself recalling each scene vividly, intensely. It was like the film was playing as I read. The parsity of illustration was no bother, I remembered the film and my attendent awe. Great detail not previously annotated in other books. A wonderful history of a pivotal point in cinema.
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* /u/markday on /r/BurningMan I just finished reading this a while back…. : Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece by Michael Benson. Would recommend.More Beautiful and Useful Items:
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