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Definitely check out the Andrei Tarkovsky film adaptation of "Roadside Picnic", called "Stalker." He also adapted Stanislaw Lem's "Solaris," which was mentioned

by amk_ 12y ago

Definitely check out the Andrei Tarkovsky film adaptation of "Roadside Picnic", called "Stalker." He also adapted Stanislaw Lem's "Solaris," which was mentioned below.

tome 12y ago
I very much loved the book but wish I hadn't watched the film. It was only tangentially related to the book.
kiiski 12y ago
There is also a Finnish indie movie based on (or inspired by) it, called Vyöhyke (the zone) [1]. Nowhere near as good as Stalker, but it was published on Youtube [2], so it's easy&free to watch if you have the time to spare. [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2627842/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2627842/ [2] http://youtube.com/watch?v=EwkIaJX3hmg http://youtube.com/watch?v=EwkIaJX3hmg
kbenson 12y ago
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of video games are supposedly based or (or at least heavily influenced) by this book. It's an interesting setting.
- trhway 12y ago
  my understanding that basic setting of Stalker was influenced by the massive WWII Japan Army fortifications in the Far East where Arcady Strugatsky served right after WWII.
ultrasandwich 12y ago
"Stalker" is free on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEfJhkPK7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEfJhkPK7o and will likely leave you speechless.
- hyperion2010 12y ago
  I had a chance to see this in all of its 35mm glory a couple of years ago. It is an absolutely stunning film.
10098 12y ago
Worst book adaptation ever. They butchered it.
- lobster_johnson 12y ago
  If by "they" you mean Tarkovsky, sure; Stalker doesn't have much to do with the book, and hardly any plot elements survive. However, there is an explanation for it. Tarkovsky originally shot the film based on a screenplay by the Strugatsky, an adaptation which was, I believe, quite faithful to the novel (this is not inconceivable, considering that Solaris was fairly faithful to Lem's story). But during post-production, the negatives were handled by an inexperienced lab worker who managed to damage the negatives beyond repair. Tarkovsky fought to find funding to re-shoot the whole film, but at this point he was bored with the material, and essentially improvised the whole shoot based on his own ideas. The Strugatskys were not happy with the final film.
  - vadman 12y ago
    The man just had a thing for annoying sci-fi authors :) Lem hated his "Solaris" as well.

by amk_ 12y ago

Definitely check out the Andrei Tarkovsky film adaptation of "Roadside Picnic", called "Stalker." He also adapted Stanislaw Lem's "Solaris," which was mentioned below.

tome 12y ago

I very much loved the book but wish I hadn't watched the film. It was only tangentially related to the book.

kiiski 12y ago

There is also a Finnish indie movie based on (or inspired by) it, called Vyöhyke (the zone) [1]. Nowhere near as good as Stalker, but it was published on Youtube [2], so it's easy&free to watch if you have the time to spare. [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2627842/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2627842/ [2] http://youtube.com/watch?v=EwkIaJX3hmg http://youtube.com/watch?v=EwkIaJX3hmg

kbenson 12y ago

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of video games are supposedly based or (or at least heavily influenced) by this book. It's an interesting setting.

trhway 12y ago
my understanding that basic setting of Stalker was influenced by the massive WWII Japan Army fortifications in the Far East where Arcady Strugatsky served right after WWII.

ultrasandwich 12y ago

"Stalker" is free on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEfJhkPK7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEfJhkPK7o and will likely leave you speechless.

hyperion2010 12y ago
I had a chance to see this in all of its 35mm glory a couple of years ago. It is an absolutely stunning film.

10098 12y ago

Worst book adaptation ever. They butchered it.

lobster_johnson 12y ago
If by "they" you mean Tarkovsky, sure; Stalker doesn't have much to do with the book, and hardly any plot elements survive. However, there is an explanation for it. Tarkovsky originally shot the film based on a screenplay by the Strugatsky, an adaptation which was, I believe, quite faithful to the novel (this is not inconceivable, considering that Solaris was fairly faithful to Lem's story). But during post-production, the negatives were handled by an inexperienced lab worker who managed to damage the negatives beyond repair. Tarkovsky fought to find funding to re-shoot the whole film, but at this point he was bored with the material, and essentially improvised the whole shoot based on his own ideas. The Strugatskys were not happy with the final film.
- vadman 12y ago
  The man just had a thing for annoying sci-fi authors :) Lem hated his "Solaris" as well.