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Solaris - The Criterion Collection
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Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the 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. In Solaris, the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev) gives us a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio essay by Andrei Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie, co-authors of The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue
- Nine deleted and alternate scenes
- Video interviews with actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin, and composer Eduard Artemyev
- Excerpt from a documentary about Stanislaw Lem, the author of the film's source novel
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate and an appreciation by director Akira Kurosawa
- CRITERION COLLECTION
- 167 mins approx.
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- 12
- Natalya Bondarchuk
- Donatas Banionis
- Jüri Järvet
- Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy
- Nikolay Grinko
- Anatoliy Solonitsyn
English
- 1972
- Russian
- 1
- 2
- CRITERION COLLECTION
Solaris - The Criterion Collection
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Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the 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. In Solaris, the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev) gives us a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio essay by Andrei Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie, co-authors of The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue
- Nine deleted and alternate scenes
- Video interviews with actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin, and composer Eduard Artemyev
- Excerpt from a documentary about Stanislaw Lem, the author of the film's source novel
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate and an appreciation by director Akira Kurosawa
- CRITERION COLLECTION
- 167 mins approx.
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- 12
- Natalya Bondarchuk
- Donatas Banionis
- Jüri Järvet
- Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy
- Nikolay Grinko
- Anatoliy Solonitsyn
English
- 1972
- Russian
- 1
- 2
- CRITERION COLLECTION
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Classy Criterion
A slow but fascinating film. This edition has loads of extras, a booklet and a stylish cover and layout. A great buy.
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Fantastic film, great extras
Love everything about this classic from the case art, critical appraisals and the film transfer. As for the film itself, what needs to be said for one of the greatest sci fi films ever made, transcending it's category to explore far more humanist themes than the starry setting would lend you to expect. Highly recommend.
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Science fiction at its finest
A mesmerizing interpretation of a sci-fi classic.
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Solaris
The ultimate release of Solaris. The folks at Criterion have done it again. Five out of five.
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Humans made
This is my first experience of this film. Picture quality top notch and sound ok (mono if I recall correctly). The story itself is somewhere between Spielberg's A.I. and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. Probably closer to A.I. but in Solaris humans are made by an outside force; a lingering cloud. Made from the minds of real humans. The movie is intensely philosophical and does lack movement since it stays on a space station. No journey involved here. Coupled with Russian language and reading sub-titles this can make for heavy going. On ten foot projection screen I did feel inside the space craft. Set design very important here. In the end it took two sittings for me fortunately it is in two Parts. An excellent 22page booklet is also included. In conclusion I am glad I have finally seen this movie but it really did not press a button for me.
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