Dr. Gibarian, part of a team at a space station studying Solaris, makes an urgent and self-described bizarre video request to his friend, civilian psychiatrist Dr. Chris Kelvin, to come to the station to deal with an unspecified phenomenon aboard, that phenomenon with which Chris' experience and background may be able to explain and solve. Chris learns that his trip is sanctioned by the space program as a security force had been sent to the station to investigate, that security team which is now missing. When Chris arrives at the station, he finds only two surviving team members, Drs. Gordon and Snow (Dr. Gibarian committed suicide), who are both acting nervously. Chris also finds two unexpected people there, the first, who Chris only sees fleetingly, being Dr. Gibarian's adolescent son Michael, and the second being Chris' deceased wife, Rheya. Chris and Rheya had a passionate relationship in all its good and bad before she committed suicide...
Written by Huggo
Steven Soderbergh is quoted saying that if the audience does not enjoy the first 10 minutes of the film then they might as well leave.
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Goofs
Anachronisms:
George Clooney is shown traveling in a sleek slightly futuristic rapid transit train but the rear projection/blue screen out the window clearly shows the current day "Merchandise Mart" station of the Chicago CTA Subway. Also during his journey the train he passes going the opposite direction is a present day subway train.
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Quotes
[first lines]
[Chris's memories, in voiceover]
Rheya Kelvin:
Chris, what is it? I love you so much. Don't you love me anymore? See more »
Crazy Credits
There are no credits at the beginning. All the credits are at the end of
the film.
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"Eronel"
Written by Thelonious Monk, Idrees Sulieman and Sadik Hakim Performed by Thelonious Monk Courtesy of Columbia Records By arrangementy with Sony Music Licensing
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