Solaris (2002) | Region-Free (Blu-Ray) | *BLACK CASE EDITION*

Title: Solaris (2002)

Genre:
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Plot Synopsis:
Psychologist Chris Kelvin is sent to investigate the strange behavior of the crew aboard a research station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris. After arriving, Kelvin discovers the station in disarray and its surviving crew members unwilling to explain what has happened. Soon, he is confronted by Rheya, his wife who died years earlier, seemingly alive and unaware of how she came to be there. As Kelvin struggles to understand the phenomenon, he is forced to confront his memories, grief, and the possibility that Solaris is somehow giving physical form to the deepest parts of the human mind.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Steven Soderbergh
• Writers: Steven Soderbergh, based on the novel by Stanisław Lem
• Cast:
  • George Clooney as Chris Kelvin
  • Natascha McElhone as Rheya
  • Viola Davis as Gordon
  • Jeremy Davies as Snow
  • Ulrich Tukur as Gibarian

YouTube Trailer: Solaris (2002) | Trailer

IMDb: Solaris (2002)

Reviews from Letterboxd

1. Logan Kenny — ★★★★★
   “I was haunted by the idea that I remembered her wrong.”
2. David Sims — ★★★★★
   “Sodie’s best!”
3. Eli Hayes — ★★★★½
   “More so Soderbergh’s personal and postmillennial answer to Solyaris than a remake of it.”

Meta Description:
Steven Soderbergh’s Solaris is a haunting science fiction drama starring George Clooney as a psychologist sent to investigate a troubled space station, where an impossible reunion forces him to confront love, loss, memory, and the mysteries of an alien world.