SOLARIS
 
·DIRECTOR:
  andrei tarkovsky
 
·PRODUCER:
  vyacheslav tarasov
 
·COUNTRY:
  Russia (1973)
 
·LANGUAGE:
  Russian (English subtitles)
 
·RUNTIME:
  165 min

·Curzon SOHO, 1st Feb, 14.30pm

The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret.

After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him.

He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for seven years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence.

 
   

Solaris is every bit as compelling as Tarkovsky's other great sci-fi movie Stalker.

See the original on the big screen, in a few weeks the UK gets to see the new version.

We hope to bring you a sneak preview...