Solaris

2002
PG-13
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

87K

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George Clooney and Natascha McElhone in Solaris (2002)

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A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

Director
- Steven Soderbergh
Writers
- Stanislaw Lem
- Steven Soderbergh
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

87K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Steven Soderbergh
Writers
- Stanislaw Lem
- Steven Soderbergh
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total

Patient #1
(as Kent D. Faulcon)

Lauren Cohn

Patient #2
(as Lauren M. Cohn)

Jennie Baek

Passenger
(uncredited)

Tony Clemons

Dinner Guest
(uncredited)

Dale Hawes

Pedestrian
(uncredited)

Annie Morgan

Nurse
(uncredited)

Antonio Rochira

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Director
- Steven Soderbergh
Writers
- Stanislaw Lem
- Steven Soderbergh
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Steven Soderbergh is quoted saying that if the audience does not enjoy the first 10 minutes of the film then they might as well leave.

Goofs
Gordon says she's getting agoraphobic. Agoraphobia is an irrational fear of going out and facing crowds of people. Gordon is living on a Space Station. She stays in her cabin in fear of meeting the one other person. So it is Agoraphobia.

Quotes
Chris Kelvin: Earth. Even the word sounded strange to me now... unfamiliar. How long had I been gone? How long had I been back? Did it matter? I tried to find the rhythm of the world where I used to live. I followed the current. I was silent, attentive, I made a conscious effort to smile, nod, stand, and perform the millions of gestures that constitute life on earth. I studied these gestures until they became reflexes again. But I was haunted by the idea that I remembered her wrong, and somehow I was wrong about everything.

Crazy credits
There are no credits at the beginning. All the credits are at the end of the film.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: Inside 'Solaris' (2002)

Soundtracks
Riddle Box
Written by Mike E. Clark and Violent J (as Joseph Bruce)
Performed by Insane Clown Posse
Courtesy of Jive Records

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Disappointing if you've read the book; baffling if you haven't

Since I had just read Lem's novel Solaris and had in the past seen the 1972 Russian movie Solyaris, I was interested in seeing the new Solaris. Someone not familiar with the story may well be baffled by the movie. Those who have read the book will recognize the plot up to close to the end, where the movie veers off in its own attempt for a resolution that Lem did not seem to think necessary to provide in the novel.

I was disappointed that the movie had almost nothing to say or show about the sentient ocean of Solaris and humanity's failure to comprehend it. The book went into great detail in describing the fantastic phenomena of the ocean and the various failed theories to explain them. In fact I think that was the central theme of the book which is almost completely lost in the movie.