Solaris
The film is based on a science-fiction novel by Polish writer Stanislav Lem. This is a reflection on the themes of cosmos, Earth, man, human conscience, life, death and responsibility before the future. Solaris is a planet, capable of materializing the earth people’s reminiscences about their home which they left on Earth and their relatives who had died long ago. This mysterious planet had intrigued people for years. The Solaris Ocean is a gigantic live brain whose riddle the film’s protagonists are trying to solve. But all their attempts contact the unknown civilization end in failure. Meanwhile, strange things happen on the space station…

Awards: Grand Special Jury Prize “Palme d’Argent” and Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Cannes IFF, 1972; FIPRESCI Prize at the Karlovy Vary IFF, 1972; Prize for Best Actress (Natalya Bondarchuk) at the Panama IFF, 1973

Special Freatures:
Pictures and filmographies of the film’s authors; Candids from the shooting ground; The biographies of A. Tarkovsky and S. Lem; An episode from a film, a screen adaptation of S. Lem’s “Inquiry of pilot Pirks”; A documentary about D. Banionis “A craftsman from a little town”; An interview with the leading actress N. Bondarchuk; Reminiscences of A. Tarkovsky’s sister; Teasers of the films coming next.

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