Solaris [videorecording] / a Twentieth Century Fox presentation, a Lightstorm Entertainment production ; produced by James Cameron, Rae Sanchini, Jon Landau ; written for the screen and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 2007983 | 20th Century FoxLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003]Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: - Solaris (Motion picture : 2002).
- Director of photography, Peter Andrews ; editor, Mary Ann Bernard ; music, Cliff Martinez ; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; production designer, Philip Messina.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | SF/FANT Solaris | Available | 33111005254467 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A therapist travels to a distant space station to treat a group of astronauts traumatized by mysterious entities -- and ends up having to deal with an entity of his own -- in this second film version of Stanislaw Lem's philosophical sci-fi novel. Solaris stars George Clooney as Chris Kelvin, a psychologist still mourning the loss of his wife Rheya (Natascha McElhone) when he's implored by a colleague named Gibarian (Ulrich Tukur) to investigate the increasingly weird goings-on at the Prometheus space station. By the time Kelvin gets there, Gibarian has committed suicide, leaving only the cryptic, babbling Snow (Jeremy Davies) and the paranoid, guarded Gordon (Viola Davis), both of whom are holed up in their respective rooms. As Kelvin interrogates the skeleton crew, he learns that they've had unwanted "visitors," apparitions of long-dead friends, family, and loved ones who are apparently being generated by the interstellar energy source Solaris. The doctor is dubious of their claims until one night he, too, is greeted by his wife Rheya (Natascha McElhone), whose death still torments him. At first skeptical of the new Rheya, Kelvin gradually becomes obsessed with her -- and with the guilt that he feels over their troubled marriage -- to the point where the others begin to fear for his sanity. Produced by James Cameron, Solaris represented director Steven Soderbergh's first screenplay credit since the independently financed Schizopolis in 1996. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
Based on the novel Solaris by Stanisław Lem.
Closed-captioned. Includes Spanish and French dubbed versions and subtitles in English and Spanish.
Special features: Commentary by Steven Soderbergh and James Cameron; Steven Soderbergh's "Making of Solaris special"; HBO "Making of" special; screenplay; trailers.
Director of photography, Peter Andrews ; editor, Mary Ann Bernard ; music, Cliff Martinez ; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; production designer, Philip Messina.
George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis, Ulrich Tukur.
On a space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris, terrified crew members are experiencing a host of strange phenomena, including eerie visitors who seem all too human.
MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexuality/nudity, brief language and thematic elements.
DVD.