The term "Solaris" in the overwhelming majority of viewers is associated with the film of the same name by Tarkovsky. This is indeed the most famous adaptation of the fantastic novel by Stanislaw Lem. But not everyone knows that this was not the first Soviet film adaptation. The first came out four years earlier. And starring in it were such brilliant actors as Vasily Lanovoi and Vladimir Etush.
In this television production there are no special effects, minimalistic scenery. Yes, this is all you do not expect from the production, which should be called not a film, but a tele-performance. But despite this, it's simply impossible to get off the screen. The film looks in one breath. Behind the brilliant game of Lanavoy (Chris Kelvin) and Etush (Snout), the scantiness of the visual design goes to the background (especially Etush - his half-mad and eternally drunk Snout is simply gorgeous!)
In addition, the merits of the film should include a much more careful attitude to the source, compared with the films of Tarkovsky and Soderbergh. No, there are also a lot of scenes here. Mostly those that are associated with the ocean and its exploration. The film emphasizes the feelings and emotions of the characters, their emotions, with a greater emphasis on the lyrical (or even romantic) line of Chris and Hari. Someone even called this screen version of the female version of "Solaris"
And the authors of the film were very successful in the oppressive atmosphere at the station, the sensation of a terrible depression, which impregnated the romance of Lem. This is played and scenery, and a suitable voice, and even a black and white image.
In general, I highly recommend this film to all fans of Lem, and indeed, to fans of "smart fiction", not based on visual effects
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