Why 'Solaris' Is A Sci-Fi Masterpiece | The Poetic Cinema Of Andrei Tarkovsky

In todays film culture it goes without saying that Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky is counted among the greatest directors of cinema. His influence reaches out far a field to modern filmmakers such as Stephen Soderbergh who remade his film Solaris in 2002. It has been said by many including himself, that the cinema of Tarkovsky is the cinema of poetry and that his works are filled with visual metaphors, beautiful cinematography and poetic dialogue about the mysteries of the human condition and how it is our memories that make us human, and that these metaphors and poetic moments shadow the stories of Tarkovsky's works which are often deceptively simple, when we break them down into film form and narrative structure.
So, please join me as we take a deep dive into the filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky and explain and analyse his classic 1972 sci-fi drama Solaris (1972).
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[@williamdamm1258]

This is by far the best essay I’ve ever seen on Solaris. Tarkovsky is my favourite filmmaker and I could listen to you talk about his work all day. Brilliant, man!

[@johnrenneysboneyardcinema]

Thanks for watching, he is such an incredible filmmaker his work means a lot to me, I'm pleased you think I did the film justice, I really enjoyed talking about Solaris as it was the first of his movies I ever saw and its such a great film. Thanks for sharing your comments much appreciated.

[@colinboyter]

Fantastic video. Fascinating insights. Thanks.

[@alandowney7436]

Brilliant review sir

[@robertprice2148]

Good one. Thanks for posting.

[@El-up1ri]

Awesome video. Thank you

[@martinpope5825]

you really have made some great points there, glad i've found your channel, brilliant stuff.

[@BubblegumCrash332]

Just found your channel. UA-cam's best kept secret. Your videos are amazing

[@apollyon9-11]

❤❤❤❤ never seen ❤❤❤❤ hope everyone is great today ,having just watched a kids film this will no doubt inspire me to watch this recognised classic for the first time ,cheers ❤❤❤❤

[@johnrenneysboneyardcinema]

I'm cool cheers! hope you are great too 😎Let me know what you think if you decide to give it a watch, Its a long one but its a heck of a journey lol

[@steve4films]

Really good video. I pretty much agree with your thoughts on this great film 👍

[@njuham]

I saw some of this film on TV in the late 70's but was too young to understand it. Loads of Soviet films on Finnish TV at that time.

[@Kerri36982]

Awesome movie John, I love all of Tarkovsky's work but Solaris is his best imo. It is a pure mind melt but is so absorbing you cant look away despite its hefty runtime.

[@johnrenneysboneyardcinema]

Cheers Kerri, it was the first one of his movies I ever saw so it holds a special in my heart. Yeah, the run time is long especially when I was a teenager, first copy I had on VHS came on two tapes! lol

[@steve4films]

I agree. Solaris is my favourite Tarkovsky (currently placed at no.6 in my personal favourite films of all time - Solaris is my no.9) 👍

[@selvan2379]

Solaris is his best? I'm excited as I just received my Criterion edition of the movie. I saw it in my early youth (that's more than two decades ago) so I don't remember much of it. But I have always had Stalker in my collection, and feel compelled to revisit Tarkovsky's bleakly beautiful landscape every year.