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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction film, made in a collaboration between Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. It is notable for lacking dialogue for a considerable duration near the start and towards the end, and for being utterly confusing to people who never read the book. Despite these obstacles, it is widely regarded as one of the best films ever made.
The comprehensible section of the film is set around 2001, when people have come to routinely land on and take off from the Moon, and the headwear of flight stewardesses has become as futuristic yet fashionable as the Segway. We are introduced to Heywood Floyd, talking to his daughter. (Full article...)