2001: A Space Odyssey
Bartell Theatre 113 E. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
media release: Bartell Film Series classics. $5.
2001: A Space Odyssey”
- Rated G. 2h 29m
- presented in the original 1968 theatrical version, including one 10-minute intermission
An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship’s computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
General Seating. Presented on the Drury Stage.