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Space Exploration on Film (Paperback)
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Space Exploration on Film (Paperback)
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Over the course of several decades, scientific fact has overtaken
science fiction as humankind's understanding of the universe has
expanded. Mirroring this development, the cinematic depictions of
space exploration over the last century have evolved from whimsical
sci-fi fantasies to more fact-based portrayals. This book
chronologically examines 75 films that depict voyages into outer
space and offers the historical, cultural, and scientific context
of each. These films range from Georges Melies' fantastical A Trip
to the Moon to speculative science fiction works such as 2001: A
Space Odyssey, Solaris, and Contact, and fact-based accounts of
actual space missions as depicted in The Right Stuff, Apollo 13,
Salyut 7 and First Man. Each film is analyzed not only in terms of
its direction, screenplay, and other cinematic aspects but also its
scientific and historical accuracy. The works of acclaimed
directors, including Fritz Lang, George Pal, Stanley Kubrick,
Andrei Tarkovsky, Robert Wise, Ron Howard, Robert Zemeckis, Ridley
Scott, and Christopher Nolan, are accorded special attention for
their memorable contributions to this vital and evolving subgenre
of science fiction film.
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