Solaris

Solaris

1972 · 167 min · RU · PG · 7.8 (1,839 votes)
Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · Starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Mykola Hrynko, Anatoliy Solonitsyn · Music Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

The planet where nightmares come true…

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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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A profound, melancholic journey into the human psyche, unfolding with a deliberate, dreamlike pace. It's an unsettling exploration of memory, loss, and the nature of consciousness, wrapped in a visually rich, contemplative science fiction aesthetic that lingers long after viewing.

introspectivemelancholicunsettlingphilosophicaldreamlikeslow-burnmeditative sci-fiexistential dramavisually poeticarthouse cinemamemorygriefidentityhumanity's place in the cosmosthe nature of reality
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loss of sense of realitybased on novel or bookextraterrestrial technology1970ssubconsciousnesssoviet unionhallucinationspace travelastronaut
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