Solaris Blu-ray

Release Year: 1972

Runtime: 167 min

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Mykola Hrynko

Studios: Unit Four, Creative Unit of Writers & Cinema Workers, Mosfilm

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Special Features:

High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

Audio commentary by Andrei Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie

Audio commentary by Andrei Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie

Nine deleted and alternate scenes

Nine deleted and alternate scenes

Video interviews with actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin, and composer Eduard Artemyev

Video interviews with actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin, and composer Eduard Artemyev

Excerpt from a documentary about Stanislaw Lem, the author of the film's source novel

Excerpt from a documentary about Stanislaw Lem, the author of the film's source novel

PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate and an appreciation by director Akira Kurosawa

PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate and an appreciation by director Akira Kurosawa

Technical Specifications:

• High-definition digital restoration
• Uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• 2.35:1 aspect ratio