Epic poetry! Opera! Film! Scores and more!
I saw the 2018 Swedish film Aniara recently (on Kanopy), and it did indeed leave an impression. Although I consider myself a fan of science fiction, I had not heard of Harry Martinson’s original work. As I read more about the story of the story, there were many more things to find to read, view, and contemplate.
Further Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Martinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniara_(film)
Download a pdf of Harry Martinson’s Aniara here:
https://www.ips-planetarium.org/page/a_ottandbroman1988
https://www.centauri-dreams.org/aniara_segment/1-angst-science-fiction-and-our-journey-begins/
Another essay on the film written during the Covid Pandemic:
The opera based on the original text and broadcast on TV:
The epic poem read (with introduction) on video:
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