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Kenneth and Eugene review Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film Solaris, discussing its themes and peculiarities.

Kenneth and Eugene look at Andrei Tarkovsky’s famous, and ponderously slow, 1972 film, Solaris. They discuss why 40 minutes of the film is set amongst wet greenery, Tarkovsky’s daddy issues, they ask “What the hell was the point of the horse?” and “Why did we sit through 10+ minutes of silent driving through Osaka?” This ... Read more

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Hosts: Kenneth, Eugene

Topics covered

• film review
• Tarkovsky
• cinema analysis
• 1970s films
• philosophical themes

Keywords

• Solaris
• Andrei Tarkovsky
• 1972 film
• film analysis
• philosophy

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Books & works: Solaris

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