Andrei Tarkovsky’s Cannes-lauded 1972 film ‘Solaris’, based on Stanisław Lem’s novel of the same name, is considered a masterpiece. But here’s the paradox: the Polish author felt very negatively about ...

Fifty years have passed since Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 film adaptation of Stanisław Lem’s 'Solaris'. Both the psychological science fiction movie and the novel enchanted audiences, who were fascinated ...

"But it is in Tarkovsky’s reflection on Soviet celestial ambitions that I find Solaris’ greatest emotional weight", Darcy McBrinn explores the Space Race anxieties of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris.

Grieving psychologist Chris Kelvin is sent to investigate a lonely space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris, where terrified crewmembers are experiencing a host of strange phenomena ...