Solaris
Andrej Tarkovski / SUHH, 1972 / 167 min.
Solaris is Tarkovsky’s venture into the genre of science fiction, though there are no stunning galactic battles to be witnessed. Instead, the film can be seen as a meditation on and an existential drama about love and humanity. A psychologist is sent to a space station to investigate a number of extraordinary events.
A spaceship orbits the ‘ocean planet’ Solaris. The latter proves to absorb and materialise subconscious fears and memories. In short, dreams become reality. Astronaut Kelvin is visited by his ex-girlfriend who died by suicide long ago. It becomes increasingly apparent that the crew are under the influence of an unknown force. Ultimately, the entire crew start hallucinating and completely lose sight of reality.
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Director
Andrej Tarkovski
Production year
1972
Country
SUHH
Original title
Solaris
Length
167 min.
Language
Russian
Subtitles
ENG or NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
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