{"product_id":"solaris-by-mark-bould-9781844578054","title":"Solaris","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being one of Andrei Tarkovsky's most successful films, \u003cem\u003eSolaris\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) was the one he most disliked. This dismissal of his most generically marked film has often been accepted by those quick to embrace the image of Tarkovsky as a transcendent artist rising above the politics of the Soviet film industry and the trappings of genre to produce personal works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoing against such currents, Mark Bould instead treats \u003cem\u003eSolaris\u003c\/em\u003e as the product of a genre as well as the work of a skilled film-maker. He teases out Tarkovsky's fascination with Stanislaw Lem, on whose novel the film was based, and also considers Steven Soderbergh's 2002 adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLively and revealing, Bould's examination situates \u003cem\u003eSolaris\u003c\/em\u003e within the Russian and global cultures of the fantastic, to which Tarkovsky contributed three major science fiction films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis special edition features original cover artwork by Matthew Shlian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461424267500,"sku":"9781844578054","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781844578054-solaris.jpg?v=1774967471","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/solaris-by-mark-bould-9781844578054","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}