Solaris

One of the greatest science fiction films in the world. Strange things are happening on a space station. It's all because scientists have set out to study the enigmatic planet Solaris, which possesses independent will and consciousness. Orbiting Solaris forces people to confront their most disturbing, guilt-inducing memories. The protagonist is visited by his loving wife, who materializes from the depths of his memory—a wife who once took her own life.

The film was based on the novel of the same name by Stanislaw Lem, but Tarkovsky's work is difficult to call an adaptation; from the book, only the framework and the title remained, essentially.

Tarkovsky's "Solaris" is a parable where science fiction material becomes just a background and the best form for storytelling. The director, in his own words, was interested in the theme of space as another platform for testing morality.

Special Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival Jury.