Solaris

Original title: Solyaris

TV Movie
19681968
2h 22m

Kris Kelvin joins the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to find its two crew members plagued by "phantoms," creations of Solaris. Kelvin is soon confronted with his own phantom... Read allKris Kelvin joins the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to find its two crew members plagued by "phantoms," creations of Solaris. Kelvin is soon confronted with his own phantom, taking the shape of his dead wife Hari.Kris Kelvin joins the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to find its two crew members plagued by "phantoms," creations of Solaris. Kelvin is soon confronted with his own phantom, taking the shape of his dead wife Hari.

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Directors
- Lidiya Ishimbaeva
- Boris Nirenburg
Writers
- Nikolay Kemarskiy(screenplay)
- Stanislaw Lem(author)
- N. Kemasky
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Vladimir Etush and Viktor Zozulin in Solyaris (1968)

Vasiliy Lanovoy and Antonina Pilyus in Solyaris (1968)

Vladimir Etush, Vasiliy Lanovoy, and Viktor Zozulin in Solyaris (1968)

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outer space space mission trapped in space based on book based on novel

Genres
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Connections
Remade as Solaris (1972)

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A Faithful and Decent Adaptation of the Classic Science Fiction Novel

Full review on my blog max4movies: Solyaris is the first adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's novel of the same name. It's a two-part made for television movie about a scientist who encounters his dead wife on a space station orbiting a sentient planet. The movie heavily focuses on philosophic discussions about morality and stays more closely to the original novel than the other cinematic adaptations by Tarkowski and Soderbergh. Technically, the movie is dated and the generally low production values and the minimalistic setting will turn off some viewers. In addition, the slow pacing of the frequent dialogue scenes and the sometimes middling performances don't necessarily make the movie entertaining. However, the plot is intriguing and faithful to the source material, some dialogues are clever, and the black and white cinematography also make this science fiction drama atmospheric.

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