Solaris-A Rare Original Vintage Movie Poster of Andrei Tarkovsky's Surreal Romantic Space Odyssey with Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, and Jüri Järvet.

The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, Kris Kelvin is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien force.

Two truths drive this film: the inadequacy of humankind to understand the Universe, and the inadequacy of humankind to understand the human heart. We are drawn in, through hauntingly beautiful imagery, to the internal struggles of Kris Kelvin as he attempts to understand feelings of love for his wife who committed suicide. She has been mysteriously resurrected, presumably as an attempt by Solaris to communicate, torture, or understand.

Solaris is one of the most original alien entities ever imagined, just a lyrical, enigmatic, presence possibly too advanced for human communication. This is one of Tarkovsky's most romantic films with a budget and set design to match his outsized imagination and the heights of his spiritual quest.

ACTORS: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, and Jüri Järvet
DIRECTOR: Andrei Tarkovsky
WRITER(S): Stanislaw Lem (novel), Fridrikh Gorenshteyn (screenplay)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Vadim Yusov
SCORE: Eduard Artemev

THIS IS A VINTAGE, ORIGINAL POSTER PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE MOVIE STUDIO.
THIS IS NOT A "REPRINT" OR A "REPRODUCTION".

POSTER SPECIFICS:
FILM YEAR: 1972
FILM/POSTER YEAR: 1974 (1st Release-Italy)
COUNTRY: Italy
POSTER TYPE: Italian "Photobusta" Style
SIZE: 18" x 25.75" [46 x 65 cm]
MAILED: Rolled (Originally folded, VCA has stored this poster FLAT and will ship it rolled)

CONDITION: This Poster is in "VERY GOOD" to "FINE" condition, remarkable as if it was printed over (50) years ago. This is a unique find, the color is still rich and not faded. The poster has some fold wear, edgewear, surface scuffs, and tiny edge tears. Please note that there are also pinholes in each of the (4) corners (See Photo detail). Lithographs with light creasing at folds are common for posters of this age as they were mailed to theaters folded. The poster will be rolled for shipping in a VCA rigid media tube. This epic piece will look amazing framed.

Please refer to the Photo detail and the grading status in the "9-GRADE" System graphs in the photo log. Magnets were used in the photography of these posters to limit handling and wear. These magnets are silver and visible in photographs in each of the poster's (4) corners.

Please Note: These Posters are anywhere from 20-70 years old and were issued to movie theaters at the time of the film's release. All Posters came through Auction, Gallery purchase, or from the original movie theater proprietors. Although all posters are stored FLAT and carefully maintained, original poster art of this age can never be in perfect unused condition as it was originally displayed in a Movie Theater.

Any Folds, Tears, or Pinholes are detailed in the notes and close-up pictures. Any glare in the image is due to the camera angle and is not a defect in the poster.

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