Drama ·Science Fiction ·Mystery · Soviet Union · 1972 · 2h 47m

Solaris

Солярис

Solaris poster
Director
Andrei Tarkovsky
Cast
Natalya Bondarchuk as Hari Donatas Banionis as Kris Kelvin Jüri Järvet as Dr. Snaut Vladislav Dvorzhetsky as Henri Berton Mykola Hrynko as Kelvin's Father Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Dr. Sartorius
Crew
Vadim Yusov — Director of Photography Nina Marcus — Editor Lyudmila Feiginova — Editor Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov — Original Music Composer Eduard Artemyev — Original Music Composer Andrei Tarkovsky — Screenplay
Tagline

The planet where nightmares come true…

Synopsis

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Trailer Solaris — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
loss of sense of realitybased on novel or bookextraterrestrial technology1970ssubconsciousnesssoviet unionhallucinationspace travelastronaut
Key Collaborators
Andrei Tarkovsky Director Vadim Yusov Director of Photography Nina Marcus Editor Lyudmila Feiginova Editor Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov Original Music Composer Eduard Artemyev Original Music Composer Andrei Tarkovsky Screenplay Fridrikh Gorenshteyn Screenplay Stanisław Lem Novel Mikhail Romadin Production Design Nelli Fomina Costume Design
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