Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008)
Autore di 2001: Odissea nello spazio
Sull'Autore
Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, on December 16, 1917. During World War II, he served as a radar specialist in the RAF. His first published piece of fiction was Rescue Party and appeared in Astounding Science, May 1946. He graduated from King's College in London with honors mostra altro in physics and mathematics, and worked in scientific research before turning his attention to writing fiction. His first book, Prelude to Space, was published in 1951. He is best known for his book 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was later turned into a highly successful and controversial film under the direction of Stanley Kubrick. His other works include Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, The Garden of Rama, The Snows of Olympus, 2010: A Space Odyssey II, 2062: Odyssey III, and 3001: The Final Odyssey. During his lifetime, he received at least three Hugo Awards and two Nebula Awards. He died of heart failure on March 19, 2008 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Amy Marash
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Opere di Arthur C. Clarke
Prelude to Mars : An Omnibus Containing the Complete Novels Prelude to Space and The Sands of Mars and Sixteen Short… (1965) 278 copie
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969 (1982) — A cura di — 242 copie
Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century (Omni Book) (1986) — A cura di; Selection, Introduction & Epilogue — 178 copie
Arthur C. Clarke: 2001/A Space Odyssey, the City and the Stars, the Deep Range, a Fall of Moondust, Rendevous With Rama (1961) 152 copie
From the Ocean, from the Stars; An Omnibus Containing the Complete Novels: The Deep Range and the City and the Stars,… (1958) 78 copie
From Narnia to a Space Odyssey : The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis (2003) 58 copie
The Collected Stories - Transience 32 copie
The Lion of Comarre and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1937-1949 (2001) — Autore — 25 copie
The Sentinel [short fiction] 20 copie
Before Eden [short fiction] 18 copie
Future Histories (Award-winning Science Fiction Writers Predict Twenty Tomorrows for Communications) (1997) 13 copie
History Lesson 12 copie
Stanley Kubrick Collection — Writer — 11 copie
The Songs of Distant Earth and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1956-1961 (2001) 9 copie
Selected Works of Arthur C. Clarke: The Deep Range, The Trigger, The Ghost from the Grand Banks, Richter 10 (2016) 9 copie
Breve Antologia De Ciencia Ficcion / Brief Anthology of Science Fiction (Joven Cuento / Young Story) (Spanish Edition) (2001) 9 copie
Das große Arthur C. Clarke Lesebuch. Die sieben Sonnen - Die letzte Generation - Im Mondstaub versunken. (1986) 8 copie
Travel By Wire 6 copie
The Other Tiger 6 copie
Quarantine 5 copie
Nightfall 5 copie
Retreat From Earth 4 copie
Terra Imperial - 1 4 copie
The young traveller in space 4 copie
Terrestri alla prova 3 copie
Science Fiction Omnibus 3 copie
Castaway 3 copie
Holiday on the Moon 3 copie
Whacky 3 copie
The Telephone's first century--and beyond: Essays on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of telephone communicati (1977) 3 copie
The Arthur C. Clarke Collection: 2001 A Space Odyssey/Transit of Earth/Fountains of Paradise/Childhood's End (1995) 3 copie
Alter Your Life 3 copie
The Castaway 2 copie
Miasto i gwiazdy 2 copie
Die Vakuum-Atmer: Erzählung 2 copie
La fi de la infància 2 copie
On Golden Seas [short story] 2 copie
2010 the year we make contact 2 copie
Reverie 2 copie
I nove miliardi di nomi di Dio e altri racconti di Margaret St. Clair e Richard Matheson nella traduzione di Fruttero &… (2011) 2 copie
Into Space 2 copie
År 2001 2 copie
Improving the Neighbourhood 2 copie
The Wire Continuum [short story] 2 copie
Radio Times 25th September 1993 2 copie
Terra Imperial - 2 2 copie
Der Stern: Erzählung 2 copie
Arthur C. Clarke's Visions of Tomorrow: Childhood's End; the Fountains of Paradise; Rendezvous with Rama (1974) 2 copie
קיסרות האדמה 2 copie
Pesme daleke Zemlje 2 copie
Pad mesečeve prašine 2 copie
O Jardim de Rama (Rama, #3) 2 copie
When The Twerms Came 2 copie
Talks with the Masters: Conversations with Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and James Gunn (2018) 2 copie
A Master's Collection: 2001: A Space Odyssey; Islands in the Sky; The Nine Billion Names of God; The Other Side of… (1979) 2 copie
2001 A Space Odyssey 2 copie
The Sentinel 10 short stories 2 copie
Clarke, Arthur C. - Transit 01 2 copie
Clarke, Arthur C. - Transit 02 2 copie
Kolevka 1 copia
The Collected Stories - Vol IV 1 copia
Vento solar, O 1 copia
A Ilha dos Golfinhos 1 copia
A Somda do Tempo 1 copia
Os Náufragos de Selene 1 copia
S druge strane neba 1 copia
Duboko poniranje 1 copia
The loophole 1 copia
Terra Imperial II Livro 2 1 copia
Il volto del futuro 1 copia
Leul din Comarre 1 copia
Cântecele îndepărtatului pămînt 1 copia
Childhood's End 1 copia
Otto racconti 1 copia
Le Guide del tramonto 1 copia
Prvi kontakt 1 copia
2010 - Segunda Odisseia Livro 1 1 copia
Um die Macht auf dem Mond Roman 1 copia
Terra Imperial I Livro 2 1 copia
Rendez-Vous com Rama Livro 1 1 copia
The Sunjammer 1 copia
Ka spuštanju noći 1 copia
Cánticos en la lejana tierra 1 copia
2001 [ketezeregy] : ürodisszeia 1 copia
The Stroke of the Sun 1 copia
2010: Uma odisseia no espaço II 1 copia
Le Fontane Del Paradiso 1 copia
Cánticos de la lejana tierra 1 copia
Rama Bahçesi 1 1 copia
Earthlight [novella] 1 copia
Matica Zemlja 1 copia
Clarke, Arthur C. -Short Stories 1 copia
Regreso a Titan 1 copia
Unsere Zukunft Im Weltall 1 copia
Det tavse århundrede 1 copia
Mânia lui Dumnezeu 1 copia
Satellite Times 13th April 1991 1 copia
A explora©ʹ©Đo do espa©ʹo 1 copia
2061 Odyssey 3 1 copia
2010 අභ්යවකාශ වීර චාරිකාව - 02 1 copia
Odisea dos , 2010 : 1 copia
ගැඹුරු මුහුද 1 copia
Rendevouz With Rama 1 copia
Four Great S F Novels The City and The Stars The Deep Range A Fall of Moondust Rendezvous with Rama 1 copia
Biblioteca de selecciones del Reader's Digest. Cuaderno prohibido. Madame Curie. El invierno de nuestra amargura. La… — Collaboratore — 1 copia
2010: Odisseia Dois - eBook 1 copia
Challenge of The Sea, The 1 copia
Treasure of the Great Reef, The 1 copia
Cuna 1 copia
Time Odyssey 2 - Sunstorm 1 copia
Stub for "Rendezvous with Rama" 1 copia
Stub for "The Deep Range" 1 copia
Isten kilencmilliárd éve 1 copia
A mentés 1 copia
The Mountain and the Stars 1 copia
La Centinela 1 copia
Double Pack films: 2001: A Space Odyssey [and] No Reservations — Autore — 1 copia
Time Odyssey 1 - Times Eye 1 copia
Time Odyssey 3 - Firstborn 1 copia
O Outro Lado do Céu 1 copia
FANTASTICA INTALNIRE DIN ZORI 1 copia
O Fim da Infância 1 copia
Die Delphininsel 1 copia
Die Delphininsel 1 copia
Last Train to Limbo 1 copia
The Final Odfysey 1 copia
" Lunnai͡a pyl' "." Rasskazy". 1 copia
Cantos de la lejana tierra 1 copia
El matrimonio de Dios 1 copia
Regreso a titán 1 copia
2001: una odisea espacial 1 copia
En las profundidades 1 copia
Furdur Veraldar 1 copia
Photography May 1970 1 copia
Western Daily Press 22 July 1992 1 copia
New Voyager No. 2 Winter 1982 1 copia
Argosy 1959 February 1 copia
Venus prime 1 copia
SFX No. 24 April 1997 1 copia
Wyspa delfinów 1 copia
Dalí záhady Arthura C. Clarka 1 copia
El león de Comarre 1 copia
Torbellino 1 copia
Opowieści z dziesięciu światów 1 copia
La exploración del espacio 1 copia
Zkazky z planety Země 1 copia
Omni Volume 1, No. 6 March 1979 1 copia
Omni Vol. 7 No. 3 December 1984 1 copia
Omni Vol. 8 No. 10 July 1986 1 copia
O Berço dos Super Humanos 1 copia
Arthur C. Clark (Two Book Set) Time's Eye and Sunstorm (Book 1&2 of the Time Odyssey Series) 1 copia
Svijet zagonetnih sila 1 copia
Life in the Fax Lane [essay] 1 copia
Good-bye, Isaac [essay] 1 copia
Minehead Made Me [essay] 1 copia
Gene Roddenberry {essay} 1 copia
A Choice of Futures [essay] 1 copia
Save the Giant Squid! [essay] 1 copia
Satyajit and Stanley [essay] 1 copia
Marconi Symposium [essay] 1 copia
The Century Syndrome {essay} 1 copia
Credo [essay] 1 copia
The Power of Compression [essay] 1 copia
Letter from Sri Lanka [essay] 1 copia
Back to 2001 {essay} 1 copia
Writing to Sell {essay} 1 copia
Willy and Chesley {essay} 1 copia
The Sea of Sinbad [essay] 1 copia
Mars and the Mind of Man [essay] 1 copia
Satellites and Saris [essay] 1 copia
Son of Dr. Strangelove [essay] 1 copia
More Than Five Senses [essay] 1 copia
Kalinga Prize Speech [essay] 1 copia
Encyclical [essay] 1 copia
Message to Mars [essay] 1 copia
The Uses of the Moon {essay} 1 copia
The Exploration of Space [essay] 1 copia
The Snows of Olympus [essay] 1 copia
Man and Sea 1 copia
Una odisea espacial : 2001 1 copia
The Joy of Maths [essay] 1 copia
Science and Society [essay] 1 copia
Carl Sagan [essay] 1 copia
More Last Words on UFOs [essay] 1 copia
The Gay Warlords [essay] 1 copia
Eyes on the Universe [essay] 1 copia
Toilets of the Gods [essay] 1 copia
The Coming Cyberclysm {essay} 1 copia
The Birth of HAL [essay] 1 copia
Bucky [essay] 1 copia
Spaceguard [essay] 1 copia
Tribute to Robert Bloch [essay] 1 copia
Tajemnica Ramy część druga 1 copia
The Sun [essay] 1 copia
God and Einstein [essay] 1 copia
Possible, That's All [essay] 1 copia
When the Aliens Come [essay] 1 copia
Next -- the Planets! [essay] 1 copia
Of Space and the Spirit [essay] 1 copia
Radio Universe [essay] 1 copia
Man in the Moon {essay} 1 copia
Things in the Sky [essay] 1 copia
Question Time {essay} 1 copia
Which Way Is Up? {essay} 1 copia
Of Mind and Matter [essay] 1 copia
Oh for the wings [essay] 1 copia
Where's Everybody {essay} 1 copia
The Star of the Magi [essay] 1 copia
Meteors [essay] 1 copia
So You're Going to Mars? [essay] 1 copia
Journey by Earthlight [essay] 1 copia
Vacation in Vacuum {essay} 1 copia
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (audiobook) 1 copia
Playboy Interview 1 copia
The Mind of the Machine [essay] 1 copia
Beyond Babel {essay} 1 copia
The Obsolescence of Man [essay] 1 copia
The Conquest of Space {essay} 1 copia
Winding Up {essay} 1 copia
The Great Reef [essay] 1 copia
The Isle of Taprobane {essay} 1 copia
The First Wreck [essay] 1 copia
The Reefcombers' Derby [essay] 1 copia
Keeping House in Colombo [essay] 1 copia
Capricorn to Cancer [essay] 1 copia
Eclipse [essay] 1 copia
Voyages to the Moon {essay} 1 copia
Dunsany, Lord of Fantasy [essay] 1 copia
Undersea Holiday [essay] 1 copia
Flying Saucers [essay] 1 copia
Interplanetary Flight [essay] 1 copia
Morphological Astronomy [essay] 1 copia
First Men in the Moon {essay} 1 copia
Extraterrestrial Relays [essay] 1 copia
Rockets [essay] 1 copia
Ka spuštanju noći 1 copia
Science Fiction Review Monthly Magazine, Review of Imperial Earth by Baird Searls, 2/76, p. 3 1 copia
Sunborn 1 copia
Προέκταση στο Μέλλον 1 copia
Ναυάγιο στη σελήνη 1 copia
Έξοδος 1 copia
O lume ascunsa 1 copia
T.V. Guide: Star Trek Magazine, "Reflections On the Final Frontier," Spring, 1995, p. 6 - 11 1 copia
A Time Odyssey Trilogy Consisting of Time's Eye, Sunstorm, and First Born (A Time Odyssey) (2007) 1 copia
As melhores histórias de viagem no tempo: Os contos dos autores mais consagrados da ficção… (2017) 1 copia
"2010" Bookmarks 1 copia
The Collected Stories - The Star 1 copia
Supériorité (suivi de) Les Neuf Milliards de noms de Dieu (suivi de) L'Éternel Retour (2014) 1 copia
History Lesson; The Sighting; 1 copia
Fantastic Universe Magazine, "The Other Tiger," 6&7/53, p. 116; & "The Pacifist," 10/56, p. 4 1 copia
Castle of Frankenstein Magazine. "2001: A Space Odyssey" An Analysis by Dan Bates,"Spring/69, p. 7 1 copia
Beyond Jupiter 1 copia
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970) — Collaboratore — 1,882 copie
The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must (1996) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 789 copie
Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime: The Medusa Encounter (1990) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 414 copie
First on the Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (1970) — Epilogue — 412 copie
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural (1995) — Introduzione — 286 copie
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Four: Nebula Winners 1970-1974 (1986) — Collaboratore — 124 copie
Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films (2005) — Collaboratore — 124 copie
They Came From Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures (1980) — Collaboratore — 94 copie
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction - Fourth Series (1984) — Collaboratore — 92 copie
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (1984) — Collaboratore — 88 copie
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction - Fifth Series (1987) — Collaboratore — 84 copie
The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa (2005) — Prefazione — 79 copie
No, But I Saw the Movie: The Best Short Stories Ever Made Into Film (1960) — Collaboratore — 75 copie
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: 3rd Annual Volume (1958) — Collaboratore — 61 copie
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Collaboratore — 56 copie
The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty, The Power and the Sense of Fractals (2004) — Collaboratore — 56 copie
Nebula Awards 27: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year (1993) — Collaboratore — 53 copie
Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures (British Library Science Fiction Classics) (2018) — Collaboratore — 51 copie
Visions of Space: Artists Journey Through the Cosmos (1989) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni — 50 copie
Three in Time: Classic Novels of Time Travel (White Wolf Rediscovery Trio, Vol. 1) (1997) — Prefazione — 49 copie
Fourth Planet from the Sun: Tales of Mars from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (2005) — Collaboratore — 43 copie
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 1, No. 1 [Spring 1977] (1966) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 36 copie
Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume Two. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories Of All Time Chosen By The Members Of The… (1970) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 35 copie
Menace of the Machine: The Rise of AI in Classic Science Fiction (British Library Science Fiction Classics) (2019) — Collaboratore — 31 copie
The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Stories (2013) — Autore, alcune edizioni — 31 copie
Transformations II : Understanding American History Through Science Fiction (1974) — Collaboratore — 30 copie
Grave Predictions: Tales of Mankind’s Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny (2016) 26 copie
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov de vijftig beste science fiction verhalen (1981) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
Fremde aus dem All. Lübbes Auswahlband. Science Fiction-Geschichten. (1982) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 14 copie
Postscripts Magazine, Issue 15: Worldcon 2008 Special (2008) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 13 copie
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes: A Panorama of Science Fiction (1973) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1957, Vol. 12, No. 1 (1957) — Collaboratore — 9 copie
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1956, Vol. 11, No. 1 (1956) — Collaboratore — 8 copie
The Profession of Science Fiction: SF Writers on Their Craft and Ideas (Insights) (1992) — Prefazione — 6 copie
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1956, Vol. 10, No. 6 (1956) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Science fiction omnibus 5 copie
Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1949 — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Satellite Science Fiction April 1957 — Collaboratore — 4 copie
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New Worlds Science Fiction 124, November 1962 — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Den ¤elektriske myre og andre science fiction-fortællinger (1984) — Autore, alcune edizioni — 2 copie
Rex Lardner Selects the Best of Sports Fiction — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Two Complete Science-Adventure Books Spring 1951 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
RDCBLP v043 The Suitcases | The Burning City | Arnie, the Darling Starling | The Nine Billion Names of God (1984) — Autore — 1 copia
Argosy: December 1964 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Μεγάλη Ανθολογία Ε.Φ. 1. (1934 - 1950) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Omni Magazine October 1989 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
De vorst van het Robbeneiland; Marnie; Het regimentsbal; Avontuur in het maanstof — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Winter of Our Discontent • A Fall of Moondust • The Day Lincoln Was Shot •… (1962) — Autore — 1 copia
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Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Clarke, Arthur Charles
- Altri nomi
- O'Brien, E. G.
Willis, Jack
Clarke, Arthur - Data di nascita
- 1917-12-16
- Data di morte
- 2008-03-19
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Borella Kanattha General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Sesso
- male
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
Sri Lanka (resident guest status) - Luogo di nascita
- Minehead, Somerset, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Causa della morte
- respiratory complications and heart failure stemming from post-polio syndrome
- Luogo di residenza
- Minehead, Somerset, UK
Sri Lanka - Istruzione
- Huish's Grammar School, Taunton
King's College, London (BA|1948) - Attività lavorative
- writer
novelist
scientist
researcher
radar instructor - Organizzazioni
- Royal Air Force
British Interplanetary Society
Underwater Explorers Club
International Space University (Chancellor, 1989 - 2004)
Moratuwa University, Sri Lanka (Chancellor, 1979 - 2002)
Institute for Cooperation in Space (Honorary Board Chair) (mostra tutto 9)
National Space Society (Board of Governors)
H. G. Wells Society (Distinguished Vice President)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Knight Bachelor (2000)
Sri Lankabhimanya (2005)
Commander, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 91989)
Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society (1950)
National Academy of Engineering (1986)
Nebula Award (1973, 1979) (mostra tutto 13)
Hugo Award (1956, 1974, 1980)
Stuart Ballantine Medal (1963)
Marconi Prize (1982)
Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science (1961)
SFWA Grand Master (1985)
SF Hall Of Fame (1997)
Arthur C. Clarke Award (named in his honour)
Utenti
Discussioni
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Sci-Fi Short Story Futuristic Setting Heist in Name that Book (Settembre 2015)
YA SciFi Boy exploring old sections of his city discovers abandoned trains to other cities. in Name that Book (Settembre 2015)
The RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA Discussion Thread in TBR Challenge (Settembre 2014)
Rendezvous with Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke in Group Reads - Sci-Fi (Giugno 2012)
Arthur C. Clarke, 1917-2008 in Authors In Memoriam (Marzo 2008)
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- Opere
- 804
- Opere correlate
- 344
- Utenti
- 116,786
- Popolarità
- #70
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 1,690
- ISBN
- 2,102
- Lingue
- 33
- Preferito da
- 439
Le differenze tra romanzo e film sono diverse: probabilmente, quella più rilevante riguarda il finale, che i critici ritengono più aperto nel film (ma Clarke era un tipo scientificamente rigoroso e voleva che il finale seguisse le leggi della logica, alle quali Kubrick, che voleva colpire l'emotività del pubblico, non era così interessato).
Per quanto riguarda la mia esperienza di lettura di 2001: Odissea nello spazio, ho trovato diverse parti eccessivamente tecniche e poco scorrevoli: mio malgrado, mi sono annoiata parecchio quando Clarke descrive nei minimi dettagli la composizione dei pianeti o la navicella spaziale. Inutile dirvi quanto la resa cinematografica di questi dettagli sia più godibile.
In generale, ho trovato il film anche più stimolante del romanzo: nonostante tratti dello stesso soggetto, la pellicola mi ha spinto a farmi molte più domande di quanto non abbia fatto il libro. Il che è pazzesco se si pensa che gran parte del film è costituito da immagini e musica (il primo dialogo inizia intorno al ventesimo minuto). Bisogna essere davvero molto, molto bravi per mantenere vivo l'interesse.
E il punto, alla fine, penso che sia proprio questo: se Clarke ha prestato all'opera la sua competenza in merito di fantascienza, Kubrick ci ha messo il genio, il carico da undici che ha reso 2001: Odissea nello spazio così visionario. È stato Kubrick a spingere Clarke oltre ogni limite immaginifico, verso l'infinito e oltre, come direbbe Buzz Lightyear.
Concludo dicendo che, tuttavia, sono soddisfatta di aver letto prima il libro, per poi vedere il film. Se avessi fatto il contrario, forse non sarei riuscita a godermi a pieno la visione (leggi: non ci avrei capito una mazza).… (altro)