Solaris
By November 25, 2002
Andrei Tarkovsky belongs to that handful of filmmakers (Dreyer, Bresson, Vigo, Tati) who, with a small, concentrated body of work, created a universe. Though he made only seven features Read more »
- Soviet Union
- 1972
- 166 minutes
- Color
- 2.35:1
- Russian
- Spine #164
SYNOPSIS: Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate, he experiences the strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on a voyage into the darkest recesses of his own consciousness. In Solaris, legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky creates a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our preconceived notions of love, truth, and humanity itself.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Khari | Natalya Bondarchuk |
| Snauth | Jüri Järvet |
| Kris Kelvin | Donatas Banionis |
| Sartorius | Anatoli Solonitsin |
| Burton | Vladislav Dvorzhetsky |
Credits
| Director | Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Screenplay | Andrei Tarkovsky and Fridrikh Gorenshtein |
| From the novel by | Stanislaw Lem |
| Music | Eduard Artemyev |
| Cinematography | Vadim Yusov |
| Production design | Mikhail Romadin |
| Editing | Nina Marcus and Lyudmila Feigonova |
Disc Features
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET:
- New digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
- Audio essay by Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie, co-authors of The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- Nine deleted and alternate scenes
- Video interviews with lead actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin, and composer Eduard Artemyev
- Documentary excerpt with Solaris author Stanislaw Lem
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