SOLARIS [THE CRITERION COLLECTION] [Blu-ray] [2017] [Region B] [Blu-ray]

Psychological drama from Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, adapted from the Stanislaw Lem novel of the same name. The film charts the strange events which befall a group of young cosmonauts who work on a space station orbiting the ocean-covered planet Solaris. Fellow cosmonaut Chris Kelvin (Donatas Banionis) is sent to investigate the occurrences, and soon begins encountering a variety of supernatural phenomena, including the physical manifestation of his own painful memories of his late wife. Kelvin tries to get to the bottom of the mystery and begins looking for a way to communicate with the powerful forces of Solaris.

Based on: The novel by Stanislaw Lem
Technical Specs:

• Languages(s): Russian
• Subtitles: English
• Interactive Menu

Extras included: - Booklet

• Bonus Footage
• Documentaries: Excerpt from a documentary about Stanislaw Lem
• Interviews: Interviews with actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin and composer Eduard Artemyev
• Audio essay by Andrei Tarkovsky

Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Published: 3 April 2017

Audio: Russian

Region: 2

Run Time: 167M Minutes

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast: Natalya Bondarchuck, Vatsalv Dvorzhetsky, Vitalik Kerdimun, Andrei Tarkovsky, Olga Kizilova, Anatoli Solonitsyn, Sos Sarkissyan, Donatas Banionis, Yuri Yarvet, Nikolai Grinko

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