Curzon Artificial Eye: Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris and Stalker Blu-ray Releases Detailed
HomeCurzon Artificial Eye: Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris and Stalker Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted July 8, 2016 04:26 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Curzon Artificial Eye have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Andrei Tarkovsky's films Solaris and Stalker. The two releases will be available for purchase this August.
Stalker
Deep within the Zone, a bleak and devastated forbidden landscape, lies a mysterious room with the power to grant the deepest wishes of those strong enough to make the hazardous journey there. Desperate to reach it, a scientist and a writer approach the Stalker, one of the few able to navigate the Zone's menacing terrain, and begin a dangerous trek into the unknown.
Adapted from Arkady & Boris Sturgatsky's novel 'Roadside Picnic', Andrei Tarkovsky's second foray into science fiction after Solaris is a surreal and disturbing vision of the future. Hauntingly exploring man's dreams and desires as well as the consequences of realising them, Stalker has been described as one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time.
Special Features:
Solaris
On a space station orbiting the ocean-covered planet Solaris, cosmonaut Kris Kelvin arrives to investigate a series of mysterious and bizarre occurrences among the crew. What he discovers are supernatural phenomena that cause repressed and haunting memories to take on physical form, including that of Kelvin's late wife. Through her, Kelvin attempts to communicate with the forces responsible which appear to be emanating from the mysterious planet itself.
Director Andrei Tarkovsky transcends the normal conventions of the science fiction genre, resulting in a moving and unsettling vision of memory and humanity which has often been compared to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Special Features:
Stalker
Deep within the Zone, a bleak and devastated forbidden landscape, lies a mysterious room with the power to grant the deepest wishes of those strong enough to make the hazardous journey there. Desperate to reach it, a scientist and a writer approach the Stalker, one of the few able to navigate the Zone's menacing terrain, and begin a dangerous trek into the unknown.
Adapted from Arkady & Boris Sturgatsky's novel 'Roadside Picnic', Andrei Tarkovsky's second foray into science fiction after Solaris is a surreal and disturbing vision of the future. Hauntingly exploring man's dreams and desires as well as the consequences of realising them, Stalker has been described as one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time.
Special Features:
- Andrei Tarkovsky's metaphysical dream zone part 5: selected scene commentary by Mary Wild
- Andrei Tarkovsky's metaphysical dream zone: an introduction by Mary Wild
- Interview with cinematographer Aleksandr Knyazhinsky
- Interview with set designer Rashit Safiullin
- 40-page illustrated booklet
Solaris
On a space station orbiting the ocean-covered planet Solaris, cosmonaut Kris Kelvin arrives to investigate a series of mysterious and bizarre occurrences among the crew. What he discovers are supernatural phenomena that cause repressed and haunting memories to take on physical form, including that of Kelvin's late wife. Through her, Kelvin attempts to communicate with the forces responsible which appear to be emanating from the mysterious planet itself.
Director Andrei Tarkovsky transcends the normal conventions of the science fiction genre, resulting in a moving and unsettling vision of memory and humanity which has often been compared to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Special Features:
- Andrei Tarkovsky's metaphysical dream zone part 3 : selected scene commentary by Mary Wild
- Andrei Tarkovsky's metaphysical dream zone: an introduction by Mary Wild
- Interview with Natalia Bondarchuk
- Donatas Banionis featurette
- 40-page illustrated booklet
