Solaris(Russian:Солярис)isa1968TVfilmbasedonthe1961novelSolarisbyStanisławLem.ItwaswrittenbyNikolayKemarsky,directedbyBorisNirenburgandwasaCentralTelevisionproduction.4yearsbeforeAndreiTarkovskymadehisclassicversionofStanislavLem’ssci-finovelSolaristherewasthisRussianTVversionmadebyBorisNirenburgandLidiyaIshimbayeva.