Compared to last year, there's been a real resurgence of films with a science-fiction. The first one on my schedule was a Swedish film called ARIANA, based on a poem by Harry Martinson.
As a result of climatic disruption, mankind has decided to flee the Earth and resettle on Mars. Huge spaceships shuttle people to the Red Planet and we join a contingent as they leave the Earth.
An accident early in the voyage knocks the ship off-course with no hope of rescue. The film charts the deterioration of the ship's environment over a period of years.
Although it felt to me that the film needed some judicious editing, the directors did a great job of building a world on board and sticking with it. The ship is essentially a cruise ship / shopping mall, designed to keep people engaged for the short journey to Mars rather than the generational voyage they find themselves on. It was reminiscent of the science-fiction i read as a kid.
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