Solaris (1972)

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Cinematography by Vadim Yusov

PG167 min62 frames

DramaScience FictionMystery

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

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