Solaris (1972)

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Stuart McLean

Certificate: 12
Running Time: 167 minutes
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Release Date: 03/04/2017
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
On a space station orbiting the ocean-covered planet Solaris, cosmonaut Kris Kelvin arrives to investigate a series of mysterious and bizarre occurrences among the crew. What he discovers are supernatural phenomena that cause repressed and haunting memories to take on physical form, including that of Kelvin s late wife. Through her, Kelvin attempts to communicate with the forces responsible which appear to be emanating from the mysterious planet itself.

Director Andrei Tarkovsky transcends the normal conventions of the science fiction genre, resulting in a moving and unsettling vision of memory and humanity which has often been compared to Stanley Kubrick s 2001:A Space Odyssey.

Special Features:
•New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
•Audio commentary by Andrei Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie
•Nine deleted and alternate scenes
•Video interviews with actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin, and composer Eduard Artemyev
•Excerpt from a documentary about Stanislaw Lem, the author of the film’s source novel
•New subtitle translation
•PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Phillip Lopate and an appreciation by director Akira Kurosawa