
Solaris
dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
86
6 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
Solaris is a haunting, meditative film that uses sci-fi to raise complex questions about humanity and existence.

Directed byAndrei Tarkovsky
StarringNatalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Mykola Hrynko, Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Written byAndrei Tarkovsky, Fridrikh Gorenshteyn
CinematographyVadim Yusov
EditingNina Marcus
MusicVyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Solaris
1972 · PG · 2h 47m
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
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.
