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So said Andrei Tarkovsky speaking about Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
"2001: A Space Odyssey is phony on many points, even for specialists. For a true work of art, the fake must be eliminated."
And with that provocatory remark, MovieSnob presents for your viewing pleasure, Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972).
Bonus Link: also via Open Culture, Antonios Papantoniou's analysis Solaris Shot by Shot.
Definitely don't agree but, interesting to hear Tarkovsky's take for sure
Of course Kubrick's—and all cinema—is phony. One photographic image presented in a context external to itself immediately displays a skewed or phony representation. Multiply that by placing different additional images in time to the first (montage) and it's "phony all the way down."
That said, when has truth ever been an important factor in cinema, even for the Soviets at the time? In any case, both films are works of art.
