Solaris (English subtitles). Part 1 of 2 (3/8).

Solaris (English subtitles). Part 1 of 2 (3/8). The film is based on a science-fiction novel by Polish writer Stanislav Lem. This is a reflection on the themes of cosmos, Earth, man, human conscience, life, death and responsibility before the future. Solaris is a planet, capable of materializing the earth peoples reminiscences about their home which they left on Earth and their relatives who had died long ago. This mysterious planet had intrigued people for years. The Solaris Ocean is a gigantic live brain whose riddle the films protagonists are trying to solve. But all their attempts contact the unknown civilization end in failure. Meanwhile, strange things happen on the space station ====================== Crew: Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Script: Fridrikh Gorenshtein, Andrei Tarkovsky Camera: Vadim Yusov Music by: Eduard Artemyev Used in the film the chorale-prelude in F minor by J.S. Bach Cast: Natalya Bondarchuk as Hari Donatas Banionis as Kris Kelvin Juri Jarvet as Dr Snaut Vladislav Dvorzhetsky as Henri Burton Nikolai Grinko as Kris Kelvin's father Anatoli Solonitsyn as Dr Sartorius Sos Sargsyan as Dr Gibarian Olga Barnet as Kris Kelvin's mother Awards: * Grand Special Jury Prize Palme dArgent and Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Cannes IFF, 1972 * FIPRESCI Prize at the Karlovy Vary IFF, 1972 * Prize for Best Actress (Natalya Bondarchuk) at the Panama IFF, 1973 © MOSFILM, 1972. ====================== Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_(1972_film) Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/ Internet Movie Database (comments): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/usercomments Senses of Cinema: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/cteq/00/4/solaris.html All Movie: http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:45502 RUSCICO: http://www.ruscico.com/dvd.php?lang=en&dvd=103 ====================== English subtitles from: http://subs.com.ru/page.php?id=3303

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