Solyaris

"The planet where nightmares come true…"

Sep 26 1972 PG 2h 47m
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence.

Written by

Stanislaw Lem, Fridrikh Gorenshteyn, Andrei Tarkovsky

Directed by

Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast

Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Mosfilm, Creative Unit of Writers & Cinema Workers, Unit Four

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
Solaris (1972) trailer
Tarkovsky's SOLARIS (Trailer) - coming Nov. 30 | Austin Film Society
Scores
# of Votes
101,284
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
93
Popularity
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