Posted by M. Lee on January 8, 2003, at 7:22:38
In reply to Movies that feature Therapy/mental illness, posted by bluedog on January 5, 2003, at 10:34:51
Adding Solaris to this thread of movies is a bit of a stretch...
The plot is that a psychologist is sent to a space station to find out why the astronauts are behaving strangely. He soon finds himself affected in the same way. Each character is forced to face their own repressed memories which have taken on a very real life of their own.
The book that the movie is based on (by Stanislaw Lem) is one of the best that I have ever read. I had also seen the original russian movie (by Tarkovsky) from 1972. Very good if you enjoy movies like "2001"
The new movie was pretty well done, though the focus of the new movie was a bit different than the book and first film. I was not very impressed with the acting, and a bit disappointed with changes to the ending. Other than that, I found it interesting.
My friend (who had not read the book or seen the first film) enojoyed it alot.
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