Film Summary
A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
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 secretive.
When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence…
Year of production: 1972
Director: Andrey Tarkovsky
Writers: Andrey Tarkovsky, Friedrich Gorenstein
Composer: Artemyev Eduard
Director of Photography: Yusov Vadim
Production Designer: Romadin Mikhail
Cast: Grinko Nikolai, Dvorzhetsky Vladislav, Banionis Donatas, Solonitsyn Anatoly, Bondarchuk Natalia, Yarvet Yuri, Sargsyan Sos
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