Solaris (Solyaris) (1972)
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ReviewsYou Don't Need Lasers to Make A Good Sci-Fi Flick4 years, 1 month ago at Apr 16 0:33
1 vote This film is an excellent example of what can happen when all of the effort of special effects is replaced with maximum effort into the script.Definitely a thinking man's science fiction film whose intellect sacrifice none of the science nor none of the fiction. The plot utilizes the fantasy element of the genre to delve intricately into themes of the pysche such as regret, love, pi... read more Solaris1 year, 2 months ago at Feb 28 8:48
1 vote In "Solaris" Russian director glances from the cosmos to the earth, to man. Tarkovsky does not make a trip "to infinity and beyond", but to the inner world of man. "I consider it my duty to encourage reflection on the specifically human and the eternal that lives within each of us," wrote Tarkovsky. It is no coincidence nor a matter of "resources", that special effects have been reduced to a minim... read more
Well worth the almost 3 hours6 years, 4 months ago at Jan 17 17:39
1 vote I looked up the review for this in an old movie guide I used to use (Video Hound) and I was surprised that it gave it a fairly low rating. It focused on a negative comparison with 2001 and complained that there was too much talking in the film. This strikes me as a strong indication of cultural bias, as thought the Russians weren't allowed to have their own investigation of memory and the symbolic... read more
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The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and
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Release date : 20 March 1972
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