Solaris DVD Movie

Solaris

List Price	$39.95 (You save $8.70)
Studio	Criterion Collection
Orig Year	1972
DVD Encoding	Region 1
All Time Sales Rank	6539
CD Universe Part number	5083635
Catalog number	SOL070
Discs	2
Release Date	Nov 26, 2002
Rating	Not Rated
Also Known As	Solyaris
Running Time	169 Minutes
Additional Info	Widescreen
Movie Details	B&W and Color; Mono Sound; Widescreen; Criterion Collection; 2-Disc Set

Solaris Movie Review

Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

4 stars Now It All Makes Sense...
I really enjoyed the James Cameron and Steven Soderbergh version of Solaaris from 2003, but it did leave me with some unanswered questions about the story line. I found the earlier Russian version of the film by Andrei Tarkovsky very entertaining, and helped answer those questions. The olde film does take a much slower pace than the newer version, but it does seem to provide more details about the story. It was very obvious that the newer film included several scenes from the older film. I would reccommend seeing the newer film first, then if older science fiction foreign films are to your liking, watch the older film to help expand upon the story.
Submitted by Fritz (Hercules, CA)
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5 stars It is best "science fiction" philosophy picture I ever saw
Solaris created by Andrei Tarkovsky is a masterpiece of cinema art and art in general!
Submitted by s_sinenko (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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5 stars One of the most intelligent movies ever made
considering the soviet censors and interference, Tarkovsky created a masterpiece of all times, filled with philosofical discussions, love for his deceased and newly reecreated wife and the ending is staggering and beautiful. Very strongly reccommended. Ladislav.
Submitted by ladajasek (Adelaide, South Australia)
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Solaris DVD

2-Disc Set
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Mono
1.0 - Russian
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Additional Audio:

1. Essay - Vida Johnson - Scholar, Graham Petrie - Scholar
Alternate Takes
Bonus Footage: Excerpt of Documentary: Stanislaw Lem - Author
Interviews:

1. Natalya Bondarchuk - Star
2. Vadim Yusov - Cinematographer
3. Mikhail Romadin - Art Director
4. Eduard Artemyev - Composer

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