Variety
Andrei Tarkovsky spins a strange, slow but absorbing parable on life and love in the guise of a sci-fi theme.
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Solaris (1972)
Soviet sci-fi art-film classic. A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane. From Russian great Andrei Tarkovsky - not to be confused with the 2002 Steven Soderbergh remake starring George Clooney.
FIPRESCI Prize and Grand Prize of the Jury winner, Cannes Film Festival 1972
1972Rating: M167 minsSoviet UnionRussian and German with English subtitles
DramaMysteryScience FictionClassic
- Director:
- Andrei Tarkovsky ('The Sacrifice', 'The Mirror')
- Writer:
- Fridrikh GorenshteynAndrei Tarkovsky
- Cast:
- Natalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri JärvetVladislav DvorzhetskiyNikolay Grinko
Solaris (1972) / Reviews
The New York Times
This complex and sometimes very beautiful film is about humanity but hardly at all about politics.
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Empire Magazine
Its discussion of passion and obsession, regret and reconciliation is consistently challenging and offers few easy answers.
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