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 … mehrthat challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.
Extras:
24-page liner notes booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate and an appreciation by director Akira Kurosawa.
Audio Commentary with Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie, co-authors of "The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue"
Deleted and Alternate Scenes (1080i)
- Opening Text (1:26)
- Berton's Flight (3:05)
- Kris' Takeoff from Earth (4:23)
- Something to Eat (1:08)
- Beginning of Part 2 (0:59)
- Kris and Hari's Meal (2:21)
- Kris' Delirium/The Mirror Room (4:25)
- Mother (6:00)
- Further Philosophy (1:02)
Video Interviews (1080i)
- actress Natalya Bondarchuk (32:20)
- cinematographer Vadim Yusov (33:54)
- production designer Mikhail Romadin (16:46)
- composer Eduard Artemyev (21:43)
- Polish TV documentary excerpt with Solaris author Stanislaw Lem (4:55) weniger