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20 March 1972 (Soviet Union)
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Plot:
The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence...
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2 wins
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2 nominations
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(5 articles)
Top 10 Films of 2009 so far.
(From SoundOnSight. 17 August 2009, 11:33 PM, PDT)
Blade Runner Named Top Sci-fi Movie
(From WENN. 5 August 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
(From SoundOnSight. 17 August 2009, 11:33 PM, PDT)
Blade Runner Named Top Sci-fi Movie
(From WENN. 5 August 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
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A dream-like examination of love and first contact
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Natalya Bondarchuk | ... | Hari | |
| Donatas Banionis | ... | Kris Kelvin | |
| Jüri Järvet | ... | Dr. Snaut | |
| Vladislav Dvorzhetsky | ... | Henri Berton | |
| Nikolai Grinko | ... | Kelvin's Father | |
| Anatoli Solonitsyn | ... | Dr. Sartorius | |
| Sos Sargsyan | ... | Dr. Gibarian (as S. Sarkisyan) | |
| Olga Barnet | ... | Kelvin's Mother (as O. Barnet) | |
| Tamara Ogorodnikova | ... | Aunt Anna | |
| Georgi Tejkh | ... | Prof. Messenger (as G. Tejkh) | |
| Yulian Semyonov | ... | Chairman at Scientific Conference (as Yu. Semyonov) | |
| Olga Kizilova | ... | Gibarian's Guest (as O. Kizilova) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Vitalik Kerdimun | (as V. Kerdimun) | ||
| Tatyana Malykh | |||
| Aleksandr Misharin | (as A. Misharin) | ||
| Bagrat Oganesyan | (as B. Oganesyan) | ||
| V. Statsinsky | |||
| Valentina Sumenova | (as V. Sumenova) | ||
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165 min | Italy:115 min (first release)
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Black and White |
Color (Sovcolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:TV-G (cable rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
South Korea:15 |
UK:A (original rating) |
Hong Kong:I |
Singapore:PG
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Continuity: When Kris is standing in the rain near the beginning of the film the camera tilts down to the table to show a coffee cup and various other items. The cut to the next shot of Kris shows him to have moved (which seems reasonable as a small amount of time has elapsed) but all the items on the table are now in a different configuration.
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Quotes:
Kris Kelvin:
Whenever we show pity, we empty our souls.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Silent Hill 2 (2001) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
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Two truths drive this film: the inadequacy of human-kind to understand the Universe, and the inadequacy of human-kind to understand the human heart.
As such, using Lem's original idea, Tarkovsky successfully, explores these themes.
We are drawn in, through hauntingly beautiful imagery, to the internal struggles of Kris Kelvin as he attempts to understand feelings of love for his suicided wife, who has been mysteriously resurrected, presumably as an attempt by Solaris to communicate, or torture.
Of course Solaris is probably the most original alien ever concocted, (no phone-homes here) and as must be, utterly enigmatic and beyond communication.
Be warned, this film is very long, and sometimes slow, but for those who consider themselves science fiction addicts, it is a must view.
One of the top 5 sci-fi films of all time.