Starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis

Solaris is the planet where night-mares come true. Of the 85 crew in the Russian space station in orbit round Solaris, only three remain. Psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate...

Although it is frequently described as a Russian 2001, Andrei Tarkovsky's science fiction epic is a much more personal and humanist film. His cosmonauts are exploring: their tensions and fears are universal; pain, memory and desire order their lives. Against these intensely human factors the director emphasises the harsh realities of space age technology.
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(First showing on British television)