Solaris

(1972)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 1,893 votes

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery

Year: 1972

Runtime: 169 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Андрей Тарковский

Cast: Наталья Бондарчук, Донатас Банионис, Юри Ярвет, Владислав Дворжецкий, Николай Гринько, Анатолий Солоницын, Ольга Барнет, Vitalik Kerdimun, Ольга Кизилова, Tatyana Malykh

Plot

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

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.