| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 164 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 164.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. |
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Based on the novel Solaris by Stanisław Lem. |
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Special features: Audio essay by Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie; 9 deleted and alternative scenes; video interviews with Natalya Bondarchuk, Vadim Yusov, Mikhail Romadin and Eduard Artemyev; documentary excerpt with Solaris author Stanislaw Lem; improved English subtitle translation. |
| Credits |
Kamera, Vadim I︠U︡sov ; montazh, L. Feĭginova ; muzik, Ėduard Artemʹev. |
| Cast |
Natalʹi︠a︡ Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, I︠U︡ri I︠A︡rvet, Vladislav Dvorzhet︠s︡kiĭ, Nikolaĭ Grinʹko, Anatoliĭ Solonit︠s︡yn. |
| Summary |
Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate, he experiences the strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on a voyage into the darkest recesses of his own consciousness. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; mono. |
| Language |
Russian dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival, 1972: Grand Prize of the Jury (Andrei Tarkovsky); FIPRESCI Award (Andrei Tarkovsky). |
| Subject |
Life on other planets -- Drama
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Human-alien encounters -- Drama
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Outer space -- Exploration -- Drama
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| Genre/Form |
Science fiction films
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Motion pictures, Russian.
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| Added Author |
Gorenshteĭn, Fridrikh, 1932-2002
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Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986
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Bondarchuk, Natalʹi︠a︡, 1950-
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Banionis, Donatas, 1924-2014-
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Järvet, Jüri, 1919-1995
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Dvorzhet︠s︡kiĭ, Vladislav, 1939-1978.
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Grinʹko, Nikolaĭ, 1920-1989
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Solonit︠s︡yn, Anatoliĭ Alekseevich, 1934-1982
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I︠U︡sov, Vadim, 1929-2013-
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Feĭgova, L.
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Artemʹev, Ėduard
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Lem, Stanisław.
Solaris
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Moskovskai︠a︡ kinostudii︠a︡ "Mosfilʹm"
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris |
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Solaris |
| ISBN |
0780026071 |
| Standard No. |
037429172124 |
| Music No. |
SOL070 Criterion Collection |
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