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4d0251 SOLARIS export Russian 32x45 1972 Andrei Tarkovsky's classic sci-fi, English title, great art!

Date Sold 4/16/2023
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Russian Export (printed for use in English speaking countries) Movie Poster (measures 32" x 45" [81 x 114 cm]) (Learn More)

Solyaris ("Solaris"), the 1972 (wide release in the U.S. in 1976; see below) Andrei Tarkovsky Russian science fiction (sci-fi) psychological fantasy melodrama (based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem; set in the distant future, about a psychologist who is sent to a space station above a very unusual alien planet, and he discovers the remarkable secret the planet holds, and its effects on its human visitors; to reveal more would require major spoilers!) starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Nikolai Grinko, Juri Jarvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, and Anatoli Solonitsin. Note that this 1972 film was first shown in the U.S. at the Chicago Film Festival in 1972 but didn't receive a wide U.S. release until 1976. Also note that the book this movie was based on is the most famous novel written by Stanislaw Lem, a Polish author born in 1921. He was born Jewish but was raised Catholic, and his wealthy father kept his family safe from the Nazis. After World War II, Lem, who had gone to medical school, abandoned his medical studies and became an author. He wrote many short stories in the late 1940s and in 1951 his book, "Astronauci" (The Astronauts), was published. It was adapted into Der Schweigende Stern in 1960, and in 1962 a highly edited version was released in the U.S. as "First Spaceship on Venus". Over the 1950s he wrote more novels, and in 1961 he wrote this, his best regarded novel (and today, Lem is is widely regarded as one of the foremost science fiction authors of all time, on a par with H.G. Wells!). Solyaris ("Solaris") was first adapted into a Russian TV movie in 1968 (which was very faithful to the book, and keeps the emphasis on the planet rather than the human relationships). Andrei Tarkovsky made this version in 1972 (and it only loosely follows the novel's plot, emphasizing the human relationships instead of author Lem's astrobiology theories). This caused much dissension between director Tarkovsky and source author Lem, but the movie is regarded as one of the finest science fiction movies ever made! Finally, note that this movie had its Moscow premiere in February 1972, and then played at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1972, and then had its wide Russian release in February 1973, so we assume that the first release Russian movie paper we have auctioned are from that 1973 wide release.
Artist: Yuri Tsarev
Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this Russian movie! Also note that this Russian poster was printed in Russia, and it did not have the small credits printed on it. That way it could be overprinted with credits in several different languages, and we know that there were at least English language versions, French language versions, and Spanish language versions. This poster was printed for when the movie was shown in English speaking countries, and the credits are in English.

Condition: very good. The poster has some creases along parts of the folds and in parts of the gold letters of the title, and slightly uneven darkening in the gold letters of the title, but it is otherwise in pretty nice condition!
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