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7.8/10 • 1.6K

1972-03-202h 47m

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The planet where nightmares come true…

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Directors
Andrei Tarkovsky
Editors
Lyudmila Feiginova

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Natalya Bondarchuk

    Natalya Bondarchuk

    Hari

  2. Donatas Banionis

    Donatas Banionis

    Kris Kelvin

  3. Jüri Järvet

    Jüri Järvet

    Dr. Snaut

  4. Vladislav Dvorzhetsky

    Vladislav Dvorzhetsky

    Henri Berton

  5. Nikolay Grinko

    Nikolay Grinko

    Kelvin's Father

  6. Anatoliy Solonitsyn

    Anatoliy Solonitsyn

    Dr. Sartorius

  7. Olga Barnet

    Olga Barnet

    Kelvin's Mother

  8. Vitalik Kerdimun

    Vitalik Kerdimun

    Henri Berton's Son

  9. Olga Kizilova

    Olga Kizilova

    Guest of Dr. Gibarian

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CinemaSerf

Jul 22, 2023

7/10

Acclaimed psychologist "Kelvin" (Donates Banionis) is despatched to a space station to investigate the mysterious death of one of the three remaining scientists who are working on the surface of a remote moon. Upon arrival he discovers that there are now just the two of the original eighty-plus crew left aboard the rather ramshackle facility. "Snaut" (Jüri Järvet) and "Sartorius" (Anatoliy Solonitsyn). Their welcome is, to put it mildly, bizarre and before long he starts to dream. His apparitions become more vivid, more realistic, and they feature his deceased wife "Khari" (Natalya Bondarenchuk). Are these just hallucinations or are they more. Might they be real? Might they exist in an alternate reality? Is it something in the water? Andrei Tarkovsky uses his dialogue sparingly as he tautly directs this mystery. We are drip fed information - sometimes contradictory, sometimes speculative - just as "Kelvin" receives it - and we are left in the same quandary as he finds himself in. It's a sort of groundhog day scenario that plays out time and time again - but he cannot decide if he wants to break it, amend it or sustain it, and his colleagues are little help as they have long suffered from the same symptoms. I won't lie - it can be slow progress at times. It's not always helped by the rather soporific Artemyev score, and the pace is a little wobbly as we get to grips with the scenario, but once there this is a considered look at just how the human mind may/can/will work when tested and it's well illustrative of the fact that there is way more out there that we don't understand than we do. It does benefit from a big screen, if only to add a scope to the broadness of the production and the concept.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
loss of sense of realitybased on novel or bookextraterrestrial technology1970ssubconsciousnesssoviet unionhallucinationspace travelastronaut