https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/2013/09/04/feed/Star And Shadow Events 2013-09-04 to 2013-09-04en-gbSat, 15 Sep 2018 22:38:59 -0000https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1239This Czech pioneering and much-imitated feature is one of the cornerstones of contemporary sci-fi cinema. Adapted from Stanislaw Lem’s 1955 novel The Magellanic Cloud, and predating Gene Rodenberry’s Star Trek and Kubrick’s 2001, Ikarie XB-1’s influence can be seen on both - and on almost every other science-fiction vehicle that followed. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1239