He awakens shocked and terrified to encounter Rheya, apparently alive again beside him in bed. Once alone in his quarters, Kelvin dreams about his long dead wife Rheya, reliving when they first met and some of their most romantic and intimate moments. The situation is further complicated when Kelvin sees a young boy running through the station. Gordon, are reluctant to explain the situation at hand. Both surviving crew members, Snow and Dr. Upon arriving at Solaris Station, Kelvin learns that Gibarian has committed suicide and most of the crew have either died or disappeared under bizarre circumstances. Kelvin agrees to a solo mission to Solaris as a last attempt to bring the crew home safely. In addition, DBA has lost contact with the security patrol recently dispatched to the station. DBA is unsure how to proceed, as the mission to study Solaris has been sidetracked and none of the astronauts want to return home. Gibarian requests that Kelvin come to the station to help understand an unusual phenomenon but is unwilling to explain more. Chris Kelvin is approached by emissaries for DBA, a corporation operating a space station orbiting the planet Solaris, who relay a message sent from his scientist friend Dr. Chris Kelvin, struggles with the questions of Solaris's motivation, his beliefs and memories, and reconciling what was lost with an opportunity for a second chance.ĭespite positive reviews from critics, the film grossed only $30 million worldwide on a budget of $47 million.Ĭlinical psychologist Dr. The film is set almost entirely on a space station orbiting the planet Solaris, adding flashbacks to the previous experiences of its main characters on Earth. Reflecting on Andrei Tarkovsky's critically acclaimed 1972 film Solaris (which was itself preceded by a 1968 Soviet TV film), Soderbergh promised to be closer in spirit to Lem's novel.

It is based on the 1961 science fiction novel of the same name by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. Solaris is a 2002 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh, produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, and starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone.

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