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Solaris AKA Solyaris (1972)
A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
OVERALL: R0-
OVERALL: R0
The Criterion edition is the winner. It has an extensive selection of extras, the best transfer (according to DVD Beaver), the original mono soundtrack, and it does not suffer from the minor cropping found on the RusCiCo-based editions.
The only thing missing from the Criterion is an alternate DD5.1 upmixed soundtrack. If you really must have one of those, choose any of the five RusCiCo or RusCiCo-ported editions, or the Fox (Italian) edition if you have Italian language skills.
Also note that a longer (~190 mins) print is said to exist in Russia, but it has never been released.
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To see DVD Beaver’s image comparison of the Criterion R0, UK (Artificial Eye) R0, French (MK2) R0, and Image/RusCico US (NTSC) R0, click the logo below:
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (166:38 NTSC).
- R0 Original Release America- Image Entertainment - No cuts.
- R0 Re-Release America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (159:27 PAL).
- R0 France- MK2 - No cuts (159:40 PAL).
- R0 Italy- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (159:40 PAL).
- R0 Russia- Russian Cinema Council - No cuts.
- R0 United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts (159:36 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Moskwood - No cuts.
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 29/08/02
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 12/12/21UPDATE LOG:
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