Andrei Tarkovsky’s Cannes-lauded 1972 film ‘Solaris’, based on Stanisław Lem’s novel of the same name, is considered a masterpiece. But here’s the paradox: the Polish author felt very negatively about ...

Fifty years have passed since Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 film adaptation of Stanisław Lem’s 'Solaris'. Both the psychological science fiction movie and the novel enchanted audiences, who were fascinated ...

To provide mirrors which help to expose and challenge the closed, patriarchal minds of Solaris’s futuristic knights, Lem emphasizes gender-suggestive metaphoric figures, including an ocean-like alien ...

An account of the life and work of the Polish writer Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), a key figure in science fiction literature involved in mysteries and paradoxes that need to be enlightened.

An extraordinary found footage documentary inspired by Stanisław Lem’s “Solaris”. A trance-like, personal story about loss, mourning & memory. The film consists of excerpts from 70 films ...

To provide mirrors which help to expose and challenge the closed, patriarchal minds of Solaris’s futuristic knights, Lem emphasizes gender-suggestive metaphoric figures, including an ocean-like alien ...