2001
Grieving the loss of his wife, Rheya, psychologist Chris Kelvin is sent to investigate the mysterious Prometheus space station orbiting the planet Solaris, where the crew has been experiencing hallucinations. Upon arrival, Kelvin discovers the station is in disarray, with one crew member, Gibarian, dead by suicide, and the remaining crew, Snow and Sartorius, exhibiting paranoia and secrecy. Soon after, Kelvin encounters a manifestation of Rheya, created by Solaris from his memories, forcing him to confront his past and the circumstances of her original suicide. As Kelvin grapples with the reality of this new Rheya, the crew debates the nature of these "visitors" and the ethical implications of their existence, while Rheya herself struggles with her artificiality and attempts to end her own life.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Psychologist Chris Kelvin arrives at a space station orbiting the oceanic planet Solaris to investigate the unexplained suicide of a colleague.
Open full beat sheetChris Kelvin is listed as Psychologist. A man in his 40s, grieving the loss of his wife, sent to investigate the Prometheus mission. In the parsed data, Chris Kelvin is connected to 62 scenes, 141 dialogue lines, 141 text mentions, first appearing around scene 5.
62 scenes / 141 dialogue linesRheya is listed as Kelvin's Wife. A manifestation created by Solaris based on Kelvin's memories of his deceased wife. In the parsed data, Rheya is connected to 35 scenes, 90 dialogue lines, 103 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
35 scenes / 90 dialogue linesSnow is listed as Prometheus Crew Member. A surviving crew member of the Prometheus, wary and exhausted. In the parsed data, Snow is connected to 11 scenes, 47 dialogue lines, 56 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
11 scenes / 47 dialogue linesSartorius is listed as Prometheus Crew Member. A brilliant, contentious, and intimidating scientist on the Prometheus. In the parsed data, Sartorius is connected to 10 scenes, 34 dialogue lines, 40 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
10 scenes / 34 dialogue linesGibarian is listed as Prometheus Crew Member. A scientist who commits suicide after being haunted by a visitor. In the parsed data, Gibarian is connected to 6 scenes, 12 dialogue lines, 19 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
6 scenes / 12 dialogue linesWell-Dressed Bureaucrat is listed as DBA Official. A professional representative of the DBA organization. In the parsed data, Well-Dressed Bureaucrat is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 3.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesMan in 30s is listed as DBA Official. A well-groomed official from the DBA. In the parsed data, Man in 30s is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 4.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesWoman in 50s is listed as DBA Official. A well-groomed official from the DBA. In the parsed data, Woman in 50s is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 4.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesA man walks through the woods in the rain.
Chris KelvinA man lies in bed, unable to sleep.
Chris KelvinKelvin is approached by a bureaucrat in a car.
Chris Kelvin, Well-Dressed BureaucratKelvin watches a video message from Gibarian.
Chris Kelvin, Gibarian, Well-Dressed Bureaucrat, Woman in 50s, Man in 30sKelvin travels through space toward Solaris.
Chris KelvinKelvin boards the Prometheus.
Chris KelvinKelvin finds a video message from Gibarian.
Chris Kelvin, GibarianKelvin meets Snow.
Chris Kelvin, SnowKelvin confronts Sartorius.
Chris Kelvin, SartoriusKelvin tries to sleep and encounters Rheya.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin jettisons Rheya into space.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin views Gibarian's body.
Chris Kelvin, GibarianKelvin, Snow, Sartorius, and Rheya meet.
Chris Kelvin, Rheya, Snow, SartoriusKelvin introduces Rheya to Snow and Sartorius. Sartorius proposes pooling knowledge about the visitors, leading to a discussion on their nature as projections.
Chris Kelvin, Rheya, Snow, SartoriusFlashback to ten years ago. Kelvin and Rheya have a tense interaction.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaFlashback to the first meeting of Kelvin and Rheya.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin and Rheya discuss her past and their relationship.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaIntercut of Kelvin and Rheya at their jobs, distracted by thoughts of each other.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin watches Rheya undress, recalling the past.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaFlashback to the discovery of Rheya's suicide.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin and Rheya discuss her medication and the nature of Solaris.
Chris Kelvin, Rheya, SnowKelvin and Rheya share an intimate moment.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin and Rheya discuss the crew's plans.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaThe surface of Solaris turns.
Flashback to Kelvin and Rheya arguing.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaRheya expresses anxiety to Kelvin.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaHeated argument between the crew members.
Chris Kelvin, Rheya, Snow, SartoriusKelvin talks to Snow about the station.
Chris Kelvin, SnowKelvin and Rheya discuss their future.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaGibarian appears to Kelvin.
Chris Kelvin, GibarianKelvin examines Gibarian's body.
Chris KelvinKelvin and Rheya discuss their situation.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaRheya attempts suicide with liquid oxygen.
Chris Kelvin, Rheya, SnowKelvin and Rheya discuss her nature and their relationship.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin sleeps with Rheya.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin talks to Snow on the videophone about Rheya.
Chris Kelvin, SnowKelvin plays a message from Sartorius.
Chris Kelvin, SartoriusKelvin takes pills and discusses them with Rheya.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaRheya is on the floor with pills.
RheyaKelvin and Rheya discuss Solaris.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaSnow talks to Kelvin about Solaris.
Chris Kelvin, SnowGibarian's suicide tape plays.
GibarianRheya discusses God and humanity with Kelvin.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin sleeps while Rheya cries.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin wakes up to find Rheya in the corridor.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaSolaris turns.
Kelvin is feverish.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin is home on Earth.
Chris KelvinFlashback to the train.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaFlashback to ten years ago.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin sits with officials.
Chris Kelvin, Gibarian, Snow, SartoriusKelvin moves through the corridor.
Chris KelvinKelvin walks on a sidewalk.
Chris KelvinKelvin travels home.
Chris KelvinKelvin returns to his cabin.
Chris KelvinKelvin waits in bed.
Chris KelvinKelvin watches a video message from Rheya.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin holds the dead Rheya.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaFlashback to the first night.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaKelvin confronts Sartorius.
Chris Kelvin, SartoriusSolaris changes.
Kelvin and Sartorius prepare to leave.
Chris Kelvin, SartoriusKelvin and Sartorius talk to Snow via monitor.
Chris Kelvin, Snow, SartoriusThe Prometheus leaves Solaris.
Kelvin is back on Earth.
Chris KelvinKelvin travels to the suburbs.
Chris KelvinKelvin walks to his cabin.
Chris KelvinKelvin finds Rheya in his cabin.
Chris Kelvin, RheyaEverything you pursue, you end up becoming disinterested in. The fact that you're good at everything you try makes it worse. You have a degree in animal science, you could be a terrific vet. You drifted into writing and turned out to be a perceptive journalist. Then it was politics, which seemed best of all, you had an actual gift for understanding the best pattern for a group of people to be arranged for you to achieve your goal. And they didn't even know they were being arranged. But you got bored with it, like you do with everything.
Hi, Chris. I'm so glad you came. I still have a little time, and I want to tell you something. To warn you. By now you know about me, or if you don't, get Snow or Sartorius to tell you; it doesn't matter. I didn't lose my mind. You should be able to tell from this video. I'm not mad. If it happens to you, remember that it isn't madness. You should know, I'm in favor of destroying Solaris. I know that's... illegal. And unethical. And irresponsible. But it's the only way to make it stop.
It is a mistake to become emotionally engaged with one of them. You are being manipulated. You are going around in circles to satisfy the curiosity of a power we don't understand and can't control, and she is the living proof that power exists. If she were ugly, you wouldn't want her around; that's why she's not ugly. She is a mirror that reflects part of your mind. You provide the formula. You can only finish where you started, remember that.
Scared. No, not scared. Wary. Like I was something to be... her guard went up. I was a threat. Now I know why. She was afraid she'd be seen. That I would see her for the self-obsessed neurotic that she was. I think she thought she had a few more years of being on a pedestal. But that's the cycle, right? I knew a little more than she did, she knew a little more than her mother, and on and on.
But they are human. They certainly become human with incredible speed. First they're like they were in our memory, but then they fill in on their own. DNA doesn't determine the hundreds of trillions of connections that occur in the brain, it's not dense enough. They build up with experience.
I don't think it dislikes us. I think it just noticed us. It lives, thinks, and acts. We are dealing with a living creature here, no question. And it's done something we've never been able to do: create a perfect human body. Perfect except for the subatomic alterations, but...
I will not... give myself. I will not give myself to anything or anyone, because I am haunted by the idea that I remembered her wrong. That I shaded my memory of her to suit myself. That I was unfair to her and caused her destruction. What if I was wrong about everything?
I would have these -- I don't know how to describe them -- visions, when I was younger. Maybe not visions, but like these waking dream states. Time would just collapse, I would be inside time. I would stare at a second hand on a clock until it stopped. Freaky stuff.
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