Light years ahead of its time, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a spectacular movie that looks even more wondrous as time passes. One of the most talked about films ever made, it reaches the outer limits of interplanetary space while penetrating the depths of man's inner destiny. Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke and featuring the music of Richard Strauss. "A great  rapturous puzzle...a masterpiece that can still leave you dizzy with wonder...It is an extraordinary, obsessive, beautiful work of art" (Michael      Stanley Kubrick---Great Britain/USA---1968---148 mins.