Whether an intelligent alien planet or the woman you married and loved, another being is ultimately and fundamentally unknowable to you.
Cinemas
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Solaris
Солярис
An acclaimed, slow-burn drama.
Drama
Science Fiction
Mystery
1972
2h 47m
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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6What people say
men will literally date an extraterrestrial reconstruction of their dead wife instead of going to therapy
"We don't need other worlds. We need a mirror."Materialization of conception, losing touch with nature and reality and falling in love with a mechanical reproduction of memory. Or is that despair our nature? Based on its reputation I had a lot of ideas about what this was and space Vertigo was not one of them lol. One of the straight up scariest endings of any film ever.
Common questions
What is Solaris about?+
A psychologist sent to investigate a struggling space station orbiting a mysterious planet finds that the crew is experiencing vivid, painful manifestations of their deepest repressed memories.
Who directed Solaris?+
Andrei Tarkovsky directed Solaris in 1972, a defining work of Soviet cinema and existential science fiction.
Is Solaris a horror film?+
While it features unsettling psychological elements and existential dread, it is primarily a meditative drama rather than a traditional horror film.
