Solaris
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Solaris
A slow, haunting meditation on memory and loss that immerses you in its quiet, unsettling atmosphere.
About 1972 film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Genres drama, adventure, science fiction, art, arthouse science fiction
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Written by Andrei Tarkovsky, Friedrich Gorenstein
Starring Donatas Banionis, Yulian Semyonov, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Natalya Bondarchuk, Nikolai Grinko, Jüri Järvet, Sos Sargsyan, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
Music Johann Sebastian Bach, Eduard Artemyev
Runtime 160 min
Country Soviet Union
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