''Space Boy'' is a 1973 short science fiction film directed by Austrian artist

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. It was written by Florence Marly and featured music from electronic music pioneers

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. It's rumored that

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drummed on the soundtrack. The film was nominated for a

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at the

1973 Cannes Film Festival The 26th Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 25 May 1973. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to ''Scarecrow'' by Jerry Schatzberg and ''The Hireling'' by Alan Bridges. At this festival two new non-competitive sections were ...

. Stuart Thomson plays the titular Space Boy and writer Florence Marly is the cosmic seductress Valana. ''Space Boy'' was intended as a sequel to Curtis Harrington's 1966 science-fiction horror film, ''

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'', also featuring Marly, and itself based on an earlier Soviet film. In 2009, ''Space Boy'' was remade by Columbus, Ohio, filmmaker, Mike Olenick.

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' at Festival de Cannes 1973 directorial debut films 1973 short films American science fiction short films Films by Austrian directors