Solaris is a 1972 Soviet science fiction film based on Stanislaw Lem's 1961 novel of the same title, co-written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk, with an electronic music score by Eduard Artemyev and a main theme built from a composition by J. S. Bach. The plot centers on a space station orbiting the fictional planet Solaris, where a scientific mission has stalled because the skeleton crew of three scientists have fallen into emotional crises, and the psychologist Kris Kelvin travels to the station to evaluate the situation, only to encounter the same mysterious phenomena as the others.
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Original Language AwardCannes Film Festival Grand Prix 2 Release Year Connections
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Source Solaris 1972 film (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Soviet Union, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Russian, original language there.
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1. Solaris 1972 film (Wikipedia)
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is a 1972 Soviet science fiction and psychological horror film based on Stanisław Lem's 1961 novel of the same title.
Solaris, Description, original language
Solaris is a 1972 Soviet science fiction film based on Stanislaw Lem's 1961 novel of the same title, co-written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk, with an electronic music score by Eduard Artemyev and a main theme built from a composition by J. S. Bach.
In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
Solaris (Russian: Солярис, romanized: Solyaris) is a 1972 Soviet science fiction and psychological horror film based on Stanisław Lem's 1961 novel of the same title.
View the Source2. Solaris (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: Cannes Film Festival Grand PrixQuote, Wikidata P166: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
Wikidata P166 (award received): Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix.
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