Solaris

Based On the book by Stanisław Lem

Solaris (Russian: Солярис, romanized: Solyaris) is a 1972 Soviet science fiction film based on Stanisław Lem's 1961 novel of the same title. The film was co-written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, and stars Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk. The electronic music score was performed by Eduard Artemyev and the film also features a composition by J.S. Bach as its main theme. The plot centers on a space station orbiting the fictional planet Solaris, where a scientific mission has stalled because the skeleton crew of three scientists have fallen into emotional crises.

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Release date:

1972

Director:

Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast:

Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Jüri Järvet, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Nikolai Grinko

Genre:

Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Arthouse science fiction, Art

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Year page:

1972 in adaptations