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Solaris (1972): Film vs Book
Film · 1972 · Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Starring Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk
About the film
A psychologist visits a space station orbiting a mysterious planet.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film is slow and philosophical, and focuses on the human story. The author was not pleased with the changes.
Read or watch first?
The novel has more science and the planet's strangeness.
What the book gives you
Solaris by Stanisław Lem
A haunting, philosophical story set on a strange ocean planet.
Who will like it: Readers who like quiet, mysterious science fiction about the unknowable.