Your grandparents' sci-fi dreams were absolutely unhinged — and gorgeous.
From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon—, the beginnings of the space conquest were depicted in popular culture: cinema, television, comics and literature of the time contain numerous references to an imagined future.
Cinematography
Glorious archival footage of Googie buildings and bubble helmets.
Production
Curated pop culture deep cuts from six countries.
Director
André Schäfer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jean-Claude Mézières co-created *Valérian and Laureline* in 1967, directly inspired by the space race imagery flooding French media.
The term 'Generation Sputnik' refers to European artists who came of age between 1957-1969, their entire creative identity formed by satellite anxiety and lunar promise.
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