Solaris -

The isolation of space is echoed through the never-ending corridors in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris. The cylindrical hallways run on a constant curve, implying a certain hopelessness in ever reaching a substantial conclusion to the cyclical procession. This theme runs through the movie with a constant provocation of questions with very few answers.

The corridors provide the backdrop for most of the film, their sterile and yet paradoxically filthy appearance, tell a story of an experiment gone wrong. Time slips by with little trace, only the illumination of the circular windows divides the days.

The rooms provide little comfort from the cold orbicular path that connects them. Lead character, Kris Kelvin's life becomes part of that corridor, as the door to his room is destroyed by the physical reembodiment of his dead wife Hari.