Solaris

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.

Release Date

Mar 20, 1972

Runtime

2h 47m

Director

Andrei Tarkovsky

Original Title

Солярис

Country

Soviet Union

Company

Unit Four, Creative Unit of Writers & Cinema Workers, Mosfilm