Solyaris (Solaris)

Anatoli Solonitsin, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet

The cosmonauts on a space station have strange hallucinations, which seem to originate from the planet they are orbiting.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 47 min.

Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky

Released: December 31, 1972

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DVD Released: November 26, 2002

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  • January 5, 2009
    A good film but the plot never gains momentum, it just creeps along. If you have attention deficit disorder you're going to have a hard time making it through the entire movie.
  • September 8, 2008
    In order to avoid seeming like a poser, I decided to watch this film simply to justify calling the remake one of my favorite movies. Now when I tell people that I liked the remake more, I can sound like an artless idiot instead of a poser! When dealing with film elitists, no one ... ...( read more )
  • August 19, 2008
    Dr. Sartorius: Man was created by Nature in order to explore it. As he approaches Truth he is fated to Knowledge. All the rest is bullshit.

    As good as much of this film is, it is another example of how I was spoiled by the more recent version of this story, which made me not en... ...( read more )
  • March 9, 2008
    2001 meets Wuthering Heights. A scientist goes up to a space station to check the progress of the Solaris project. Most of the crew are dead, and the ones left are seeing hallucinations of dead loved ones. When the scientist's wife appears, he starts to unravel. Or does he? A li... ...( read more )
  • May 17, 2007
    A deeply philosophical sci-fi film by Tarkovsky. The pacing is extremely slow but the cinematography is beautiful. This is a film about humanity's deepest desires. The final shot is mind boggling.
  • May 13, 2009
    Excellent film qui offre une perspective intéressante sur le genre de la science-fiction. En fait ce n'est pas tant un film sur les avancées technologiques et scientifiques qu'une étude à proprement parler du rapport émotif entre l'homme et son inconscient. J'ai beaucoup aimé l'a... ...( read more )

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January 24, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

There was so much to think about afterward, and so much that remained in my memory. full review

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