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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   16,624 votes
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Director:
Andrei Tarkovsky
Writers:
Stanislaw Lem (novel)
Fridrikh Gorenshtein (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 March 1972 (Soviet Union) more
Plot:
The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence... more | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Ten Forward: I Read That Somewhere
 (From Airlock Alpha. 24 February 2009, 5:31 AM, PST)

Ten Forward: I Read That Somewhere
 (From Airlock Alpha. 24 February 2009, 5:31 AM, PST)

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the dream language more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Natalya Bondarchuk ... Hari
Donatas Banionis ... Kris Kelvin
Jüri Järvet ... Dr. Snaut
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky ... Henri Berton
Nikolai Grinko ... Kelvin's Father
Anatoli Solonitsyn ... Dr. Sartorius
Sos Sargsyan ... Dr. Gibarian (as S. Sarkisyan)
Olga Barnet ... Kelvin's Mother (as O. Barnet)
Tamara Ogorodnikova ... Aunt Anna
Georgi Tejkh ... Prof. Messenger (as G. Tejkh)
Yulian Semyonov ... Chairman at Scientific Conference (as Yu. Semyonov)
Olga Kizilova ... Gibarian's Guest (as O. Kizilova)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vitalik Kerdimun (as V. Kerdimun)
Tatyana Malykh
Aleksandr Misharin (as A. Misharin)
Bagrat Oganesyan (as B. Oganesyan)
V. Statsinsky
Valentina Sumenova (as V. Sumenova)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Solaris (UK) (USA)
Солярис (Soviet Union: Russian title)
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Runtime:
165 min | Italy:115 min (first release)
Country:
Soviet Union
Language:
German | Russian
Color:
Black and White | Color (Sovcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie is based on the novel by Polish author Stanislaw Lem. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the scene of zero gravity, a candle is seen burning. The shape of a candle's flame in conditions where gravity exists is produced by rising of hot air, which is lighter. In conditions of zero gravity adjective "lighter" has no meaning. Therefore, this candle should not burn or should burn looking like it is glowing. more
Quotes:
Dr. Snaut: We don't want to conquer space at all. We want to expand Earth endlessly. We don't want other worlds; we want a mirror. We seek contact and will never achieve it. We are in the foolish position of a man striving for a goal he fears and doesn't want. Man needs man! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Funny Games (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ more

FAQ

How did Gibarian die?
Who composed the background music of this movie and what is the name of that?
What is the significance of the water dripping inside?
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42 out of 65 people found the following comment useful:-
the dream language, 28 January 2003
10/10

I don't know any other film which moves me like this film does. The first pictures when Chris moves in and out of the picture, and the water flowing, has the mark of a genius work. And when he wants to taker her dress off, and he has to cut it with scissors, or when he makes her go into the space ship, I don't know any other film which can show the language of our dreams like this film, and the language of mourning. A masterpiece from the master.

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