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Tarkovskis Solaris is really good.

• reedwolf 7y ago
  Lem hated it. He said Tarkovski turned his book into a Dostoyevsky novel. The problem is that it focused almost exclusively on the relationship drama and jettisoned the science fiction.
  • adrianN 7y ago
    I found the movie to be incredibly boring, so I read the book to find out if it was just a bad adaption. In my opinion the book was even more boring.
    • Sharlin 7y ago
      Well, you can’t watch a Tarkovski movie and expect gripping or drama. The same goes for Lem’s books. They just require a different mindset.
  • dmitriid 7y ago
    Lem hated Tarkovski's "Solaris". Strugatski brothers hated his "Stalker" based on their "The Roadside Picnic". Tarkovski was always making his own movies based on his own (understanding of) stories. Basing them on other people's work was just a pretext :)