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Solaris

Original title: Solyaris
  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 2h 47m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
90K
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Solyaris (1972)
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A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.

IMDb RATING
8.0/10
90K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,453
1,562
  • Director
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Writers
    • Stanislaw Lem(novel "Solaris")
    • Fridrikh Gorenshteyn(screenplay)
    • Andrei Tarkovsky(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Natalya Bondarchuk
    • Donatas Banionis
    • Jüri Järvet
Top credits
  • Director
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Writers
    • Stanislaw Lem(novel "Solaris")
    • Fridrikh Gorenshteyn(screenplay)
    • Andrei Tarkovsky(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Natalya Bondarchuk
    • Donatas Banionis
    • Jüri Järvet
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 334User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 3:19
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    Photos348

    Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)
    Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Solyaris (1972)

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    Natalya Bondarchuk
    Natalya Bondarchuk
    • Kharias Khari
    Donatas Banionis
    Donatas Banionis
    • Kris Kelvin, psikhologas Kris Kelvin, psikholog
    Jüri Järvet
    Jüri Järvet
    • Doktor Snaut, kibernetikas Doktor Snaut, kibernetik
    Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy
    Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy
    • Anri Berton, pilotas Anri Berton, pilot
    Nikolay Grinko
    Nikolay Grinko
    • Nik Kelvin, otets Krisa Kelvinaas Nik Kelvin, otets Krisa Kelvina
    Anatoliy Solonitsyn
    Anatoliy Solonitsyn
    • Doktor Sartorius, astrobiologas Doktor Sartorius, astrobiolog
    Olga Barnet
    Olga Barnet
    • Mat Krisa Kelvinaas Mat Krisa Kelvina
    • (as O. Barnet)
    Vitalik Kerdimun
    • Syn Anri Bertonaas Syn Anri Bertona
    • (as V. Kerdimun)
    Olga Kizilova
    Olga Kizilova
    • Gostya doktora Gribaryanaas Gostya doktora Gribaryana
    • (as O. Kizilova)
    Tatyana Malykh
    • Plemyannitsa Krisa Kelvinaas Plemyannitsa Krisa Kelvina
    • (as T. Malykh)
    Aleksandr Misharin
    • Shanakhan, predsedatel komissii Anri Bertonaas Shanakhan, predsedatel komissii Anri Bertona
    • (as A. Misharin)
    Bagrat Oganesyan
    • Professor Tarkheas Professor Tarkhe
    • (as B. Oganesyan)
    Tamara Ogorodnikova
    • Anna, tetka Krisa Kelvinaas Anna, tetka Krisa Kelvina
    • (as T. Ogorodnikova)
    Sos Sargsyan
    Sos Sargsyan
    • Doktor Gribaryan, fiziologas Doktor Gribaryan, fiziolog
    • (as S. Sarkisyan)
    Yulian Semyonov
    • Predsedatel nauchnoy konferentsiias Predsedatel nauchnoy konferentsii
    • (as Yu. Semyonov)
    Vitaliy Statsinskiy
    • Chlen uchenogo sovetaas Chlen uchenogo soveta
    • (as V. Statsinskiy)
    Vera Sumenova
      Georgiy Teykh
      Georgiy Teykh
      • Professor Messendzheras Professor Messendzher
      • (as G. Teykh)
      • Director
        • Andrei Tarkovsky
      • Writers
        • Stanislaw Lem(novel "Solaris")
        • Fridrikh Gorenshteyn(screenplay)
        • Andrei Tarkovsky(screenplay)
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      Storyline

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      The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence. —Dan Ellis
      • russian
      • trapped in space
      • hallucination
      • scientist
      • space station
      • 188 more
      • Plot summary
      • Plot synopsis
      • Taglines
        • Let us take you with us to Solaris, planet of mystery, embodiment of man's latent conflict with the unknown. Man, face to face with his conscience, and with his past.
      • Genres
        • Drama
        • Mystery
        • Sci-Fi
      • Certificate
        • PG
      • Parents guide

      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        This was the most widely seen of Andrei Tarkovsky's films outside of the Soviet Union. However, Tarkovsky himself reportedly considered it the least favorite of the films he directed.
      • Goofs
        At the moment when the station attains zero gravity, the candlestick passes floating in the air, with the flames burning the same as in earth. Actually, with zero gravity, the fire doesn't go upward, candle flames would rather be spherical and very weak (blue).
      • Quotes

        Dr. Snaut: Science? Nonsense! In this situation mediocrity and genius are equally useless! I must tell you that we really have no desire to conquer any cosmos. We want to extend the Earth up to its borders. We don't know what to do with other worlds. We don't need other worlds. We need a mirror. We struggle to make contact, but we'll never achieve it. We are in a ridiculous predicament of man pursuing a goal that he fears and that he really does not need. Man needs man!

      • Alternate versions
        The Region-4 DVD was released by Shock as part of its Distinction Series and runs at 2 hours and 49 minutes, with some noticeable cut scenes throughout the films. This 2-disc set doesn't contain any deleted/alternate scenes.
      • Connections
        Edited into Spisok korabley (2008)
      • Soundtracks
        The Little Organ Book: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ - BWV 639
        Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (as I. S. Bakh)

      User reviews334

      Review
      Top review
      A dream-like examination of love and first contact
      Two truths drive this film: the inadequacy of human-kind to understand the Universe, and the inadequacy of human-kind to understand the human heart.

      As such, using Lem's original idea, Tarkovsky successfully, explores these themes.

      We are drawn in, through hauntingly beautiful imagery, to the internal struggles of Kris Kelvin as he attempts to understand feelings of love for his suicided wife, who has been mysteriously resurrected, presumably as an attempt by Solaris to communicate, or torture.

      Of course Solaris is probably the most original alien ever concocted, (no phone-homes here) and as must be, utterly enigmatic and beyond communication.

      Be warned, this film is very long, and sometimes slow, but for those who consider themselves science fiction addicts, it is a must view.

      One of the top 5 sci-fi films of all time.
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      31
      • sowr
      • Mar 11, 2001

      FAQ7

      • Who is the midget in Sartorius' room?
      • What's the meaning behind the switches between black-and-white scenes and color scenes throughout the movie?
      • Who composed the main theme of this film, and what is the name of the piece?

      Details

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      • Release date
        • September 26, 1972 (Czechoslovakia)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Official site
        • TVP VOD
      • Languages
        • Russian
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Solaris: Aventura espacial
      • Filming locations
        • Akasaka, Minato, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Mosfilm
        • Chetvyortoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • RUR 1,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $22,168
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $11,537
        • Sep 15, 2002
      • Gross worldwide
        • $135,289
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 47 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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