The work “Revisiting Solaris” by the artist Deimantas Narkevičius is inspired by the science fiction novel “Solaris” from 1961 by the Polish writer Stanislav Lem. In 1972, the book was made into a film by Andrei Tarkovsky and is still considered the most famous science fiction film of the Soviet Union. However, Tarkovsky left out the last chapter of the book, which was completed by Narkevičius in 2007.
The plot of "Solaris", 1972:
The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence.
Age: 12 years and above.
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Additional Info
- Audience For adults
- Collaborations Lumière Publishing
