Solaris
1972 · Movie · 2h 47m · PG
DramaScience FictionMystery
"The planet where nightmares come true…"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
93/100
Key crew
- Vyacheslav OvchinnikovOriginal Music Composer
- Andrei TarkovskyScreenplay
- Andrei TarkovskyDirector
- Fridrikh GorenshteynScreenplay
- Eduard ArtemyevOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Natalya BondarchukHari
- Donatas BanionisKris Kelvin
- Jüri JärvetDr. Snaut
- Vladislav DvorzhetskyHenri Berton
- Mykola HrynkoKelvin's Father
- Anatoliy SolonitsynDr. Sartorius
- Olga BarnetKelvin's Mother
- Vitalik KerdimunHenri Berton's Son
- Olga KizilovaGuest of Dr. Gibarian
- Tatyana MalykhKris Kelvin's Niece
- Aleksandr MisharinShanahan, Chairman of the Anri Berton Commission
- Bagrat OganesyanProfessor Tarkhe
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Themes
loss of sense of realitybased on novel or bookextraterrestrial technology1970ssubconsciousnesssoviet unionhallucinationspace travelastronaut