Cinema Of The World on Instagram: "Solaris (1972) is a psychological science fiction film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film tells the story of Kelvin, a psychologist, who is sent to find out the cause for the crew of a space station orbiting the oceanic planet, Solaris, going insane under mysterious circumstances. Tarkovsky himself reportedly considered it the least favorite of the films he directed. Not being a fan of the science fiction genre (which he criticized for its "comic book trapp

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Art of Cinema on Instagram: "Andrei Tarkovsky’s Ivan’s Childhood (1962) is a hauntingly poetic portrait of war seen through the eyes of a boy. Visually striking and emotionally stark, it explores innocence lost amid the devastation of World War II, blending dreamlike imagery with harsh realism. In a strange twist of history, the film accidentally aired on Cartoon Network one morning in 2009, when the channel’s signal was briefly switched with Turner Classic Movies."