Solaris
1972
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Synopsis
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.
Solaris (1972) is a 2h 47min drama feature film by Andrei Tarkovsky. A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and t...
Key facts
Cast
Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Mykola Hrynko, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Olga Barnet, Vitalik Kerdimun
Original language
Russian
First release
March 20, 1972 (Soviet Union)
Production companies
Mosfilm
Based on
Solaris
Awards
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
Filming locations
Moscow, Japan, Russia
Crew
Screenplay
Andrei Tarkovsky, Fridrikh Gorenshteyn
Cinematography
Vadim Yusov
Editing
Lyudmila Feiginova, Nina Marcus
Music
Eduard Artemyev, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
September 11, 1978
Versions
French version
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- New York Film Festival 2022 generic - Spotlight
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2016 generic - Classix
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2006 generic - Omaggio a Stanislaw Lem
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2003 generic - Asteroids
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 1981 generic - Retrospective: "8 film di fantascienza da salvare"
- Telluride Film Festival 1974 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1972 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Andrey Tarkovsky Vol. 3. Solaris = 惑星ソラリス - Эдуард Артемьев (1995) | 5 releases, 2013-2014: Superior Viaduct, Мирумир |
| CD | Andrey Tarkovsky Vol. 3. Solaris = 惑星ソラリス - Эдуард Артемьев (1995) | 1 release, 1995: Toei Music Publishing Co., Ltd. |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Soviet Union | March 20, 1972 |
| Theatrical | Czechoslovakia | September 26, 1972 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 11, 1972 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | April 16, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | December 28, 1973 |
| Theatrical | France | February 27, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Germany | September 20, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | April 1, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Spain | January 3, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | January 15, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | February 19, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | July 5, 2019 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 19, 2019 |
| Television | Turkey | August 25, 2022 |
| Television | Turkey | January 2, 2023 |
| Television | Turkey | July 3, 2023 |
| Television | Turkey | December 29, 2023 |
| Television | Turkey | May 13, 2024 |
| Theatrical | France | June 6, 2026 |
| Theatrical | France | July 14, 2026 |
| Theatrical | France | July 15, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Russian) | ||
| Home video | Czech Republic | May 31, 2007 |
| Home video | Netherlands | June 26, 2007 |
| Home video | Netherlands | August 8, 2016 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | August 15, 2016 |
Full credits
| Director | Andrei Tarkovsky, Andrej Tarkovskij |
| Cast | Natalya Bondarchuk (Hari), Donatas Banionis (Kris Kelvin), Jüri Järvet (Dr. Snaut), Vladislav Dvorzhetsky (Henri Berton), Mykola Hrynko (Kelvin's Father), Anatoliy Solonitsyn (Dr. Sartorius), Olga Barnet (Kelvin's Mother), Vitalik Kerdimun (Henri Berton's Son), Olga Kizilova (Guest of Dr. Gibarian), Tatyana Malykh (Kris Kelvin's Niece), Aleksandr Misharin (Shanahan, Chairman of the Anri Berton Commission), Bagrat Oganesyan (Professor Tarkhe), Tamara Ogorodnikova (Anna), Sos Sargsyan (Dr. Gibarian), Yulian Semyonov (Chairman of the Scientific Conference), Vitaliy Statsinskiy (Member of the Academic Council), Vera Sumenova, Georgiy Teykh (Prof. Messenger), Nikolay Kuznetsov |
| Screenplay | Andrei Tarkovsky, Fridrikh Gorenshteyn |
| Executive producer | Viacheslav Tarasov |
| Cinematography | Vadim Yusov |
| Editing | Lyudmila Feiginova, Nina Marcus |
| Music | Eduard Artemyev, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov |
| Production design | Mikhail Romadin |
| Costumes | Nelli Fomina |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
