{"id":115,"date":"2006-03-30T10:42:28","date_gmt":"2006-03-30T17:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=115"},"modified":"2022-09-05T11:26:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T18:26:39","slug":"solaris-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"Solaris (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You mean more to me than any scientific truth.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2-214x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2-731x1024.png 731w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2-91x128.png 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2-768x1075.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2-193x270.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Poster2.png 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a psychologist (Donatas Banionis) is sent to space station Solaris to investigate the mysterious mental breakdowns of the men on board, he&#8217;s visited by visions of his deceased wife (Nathalya Bondarchuk), and finds himself confronting his guilt over her death.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guilt<\/li>\n<li>Mental Breakdown<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Russian Films<\/li>\n<li>Tarkovsky Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nBased on a novel by <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Cinema1.thumbnail.jpg\">Stanislaw Lem<\/a> (and recently <a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0307479\/\">remade by Steven Soderbergh<\/a>), this &#8220;cerebral&#8221; Russian sci-fi film is &#8220;slowly paced and a bit too enigmatic&#8221;, but possesses visuals &#8220;like nothing seen in an American sci-fi film&#8221;, and is oddly hypnotic. You&#8217;ll be reminded of <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73446\"><em>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em> (1968)<\/a> in the way relevant details are unfolded one by one, and the fact that the &#8220;enemy&#8221; is a mysterious presence rather than a physical creature.  Perhaps most intriguing (and impressive) is the way Tarkovsky manages to combine creepy sci-fi with a very human subplot of guilt, loss, and love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haunting cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1859\" height=\"901\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography.png 1859w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography-1536x744.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography-557x270.png 557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1859px) 100vw, 1859px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1851\" height=\"889\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2.png 1851w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2-1536x738.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Cinematography2-562x270.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1851px) 100vw, 1851px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>An unusual, psychologically complex premise for a sci-fi film<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1845\" height=\"897\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3.png 1845w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3-1536x747.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still3-555x270.png 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1845px) 100vw, 1845px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1847\" height=\"901\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2.png 1847w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2-1536x749.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Solaris-Still2-553x270.png 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1847px) 100vw, 1847px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This is a classic of Russian sci-fi cinema.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0069293\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/style\/longterm\/movies\/videos\/solarisnrhowe_a0b27f.htm\">Washington Post Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/2568\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/90696\/solaris#articles-reviews?articleId=410914\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You mean more to me than any scientific truth.&#8221; Synopsis: When a psychologist (Donatas Banionis) is sent to space station Solaris to investigate the mysterious mental breakdowns of the men on board, he&#8217;s visited by visions of his deceased wife (Nathalya Bondarchuk), and finds himself confronting his guilt over her death. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Guilt Mental Breakdown Science Fiction Russian Films Tarkovsky Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Based on a novel by Stanislaw Lem (and recently remade by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=115\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86851,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions\/86851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}