Solaris

The planet where nightmares come true…

1972 • 167 min • Drama · Science Fiction · Mystery

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Synopsis

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.

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Best from age 14

Movie Knight Score

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78 Audience · 1883 · 49%

A psychologist travels to a remote space station where the crew is haunted by vivid manifestations of their past. A mysterious sentient ocean on the planet below seems to be the cause, forcing them to confront their deepest regrets and memories.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 3/10
Scary moments: 4/10

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Challenging psychological themes
Slow pacing and introspective mood
Some brief, non-explicit nudity
Discussion of suicide

What it models well

Coping with grief and loss
Empathy and connection
Exploring the unknown

Talk about it after

How we deal with loss and memory
The nature of consciousness and identity
What constitutes life beyond Earth

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Top billed cast

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky • Crew: Andrei Tarkovsky, Fridrikh Gorenshteyn

Trailers & clips

Solaris (Modern Trailer)

Tarkovsky's SOLARIS (Trailer) - coming Nov. 30 | Austin Film Society

Solaris. Part 2 (fantasy, dir.Andrey Tarkovsky, 1972)

Solaris. Part 1 (fantasy, dir.Andrey Tarkovsky, 1972)

Solaris 1972 ( English dubbing )

MOVIE : SOLYARIS (Solaris) [1972]

Reviewer notes

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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).…
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