Solaris
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Fiction
- Solaris (novel)Solaris (novel)Solaris is a 1961 Polish science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem. It is about the ultimate inadequacy of communication between human and non-human species....
, a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem- Solaris (1968 film)Solaris (1968 film)Solaris is a 1968 TV film based on the 1961 novel Solaris by Stanisław Lem. It was written by Nikolay Kemarsky, directed by Boris Nirenburg and was a Central Television production.-Cast:* Vasily Lanovoy as Dr. Kris Kelvin...
, directed by B. Nirenburg - Solaris (1972 film)Solaris (1972 film)Solaris is a 1972 film adaptation of the novel Solaris , directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film is a meditative psychological drama occurring mostly aboard a space station orbiting the fictional planet Solaris. The scientific mission has stalled, because the scientist crew have fallen to...
, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky - Solaris (2002 film)Solaris (2002 film)Solaris is a 2002 science fiction film and psychological drama directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone...
, directed by Steven Soderbergh
- Solaris (1968 film)
- Solaris (Atari 2600)Solaris (Atari 2600)Solaris is a game for the Atari 2600 published in 1986 by Atari. The game was programmed by Douglas Neubauer, who owns the copyright to the game and the Solaris trademark.-Gameplay:...
, a video game - Solaris (comics)Solaris (comics)Solaris is a DC Comics supervillain, who exists in the distant future of the DC Universe. Solaris was created by Grant Morrison, and first appeared in the DC One Million crossover, although it also subsequently appeared in Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman series, set outside DC continuity.-DC...
, a supervillain in the DC Universe - Solaris (DAH2), a Russian moon base in Destroy All Humans! 2
- Solaris Knight, a character in the TV series Power Rangers: Mystic Force
- Solaris (magazine)Solaris (magazine)Solaris is a Canadian francophone science-fiction and fantasy magazine.Founded in 1974 in Longueuil by Norbert Spehner, Solaris is the oldest French language science-fiction and fantasy magazine in the world.- Description of the content :...
, a Canadian science-fiction magazine - Solaris VII, a world in the fictional BattleTech universe
- Infans solaris, the sun child
- Suzie Solaris, a character in the movie Murderers' RowMurderers' Row (film)Murderers' Row is a 1966 American comedy-spy-fi film starring Dean Martin and very loosely based upon the Matt Helm spy novel Murderers' Row by Donald Hamilton, which was published in 1962....
- The main antagonist and final boss in the 2006 video game Sonic the Hedgehog
- A country in the XenogearsXenogearsis a science-fiction console role-playing game developed and published by Square for Sony's PlayStation. It was released on February 11, 1998 in Japan and on October 20, 1998 in North America. The game was never released in PAL territories...
video game - A ship in the animated series The Mysterious Cities of GoldThe Mysterious Cities of Goldabbreviated MCoG, is a Japanese-French animated series co-produced by DiC Entertainment and Studio Pierrot. The series premiered in Japan on NHK on May 1, 1982 and ran weekly for 39 episodes until its conclusion on February 5, 1983...
Technology
- Solaris (operating system) from Oracle
- Solaris MobileSolaris MobileSolaris Mobile is a joint venture company between SES Astra and Eutelsat Communications to develop and commercialize the first geostationary satellite systems in Europe for broadcasting video, radio and data to in-vehicle receivers and to mobile devices, such as mobile phones, portable media...
, a satellite system - OpenSolarisOpenSolarisOpenSolaris was an open source computer operating system based on Solaris created by Sun Microsystems. It was also the name of the project initiated by Sun to build a developer and user community around the software...
, an open source project
Music
- Solaris (band)Solaris (band)Solaris is a progressive rock band from Hungary. Established in 1980, the band went through several formations. Their music has a strong melodic content, often laced with Eastern European themes, and is highlighted by the use of dynamics and extended thematic development...
, a progressive rock band from Hungary - Solaris (Elliot Minor album)Solaris (Elliot Minor album)Solaris is the second studio album from the English pop rock band Elliot Minor. The album was released on 19 October 2009 in all countries except for Japan. On 21 April 2010, the album was released in Japan with three exclusive bonus tracks.-History:...
, 2009 - Solaris (Photek album), 2000
- Don SolarisDon SolarisDon Solaris is an album by the British electronic music group 808 State. In October 2008, the album was reissued on ZTT Records including Chapter 4 of journalist Ian Peel's 'The 808 Story' and an additional bonus disk of unreleased and remixed tracks....
, a 1996 album by 808 State - "The Sea Named 'Solaris'", a piece by Isao TomitaIsao Tomita, often known simply as Tomita, is a Japanese music composer, regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music, and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements...
- "Solaris", a song on Failure's 1996 album Fantastic PlanetFantastic Planet (album)Fantastic Planet is the third and final studio album by the American rock band Failure. It was the last album released on Slash Records as distributed by Warner Bros. The album failed to chart on Billboards Top 200 albums, but did produce a charting single with "Stuck on You", which reached #23 on...
- "Solaris", a song on Juno Reactor's 2000 album ShangoShango (Juno Reactor album)Shango is the fifth album released by the multi-genre encompassing trance group Juno Reactor.-Track listing:All tracks made by Ben Watkins with collaborators mentioned on the tracklist.# "Pistolero" - 6:13...
- "Solaris", a song on Buck-Tick's 2010 album Razzle Dazzle (album)Razzle Dazzle
Business
- Solaris BooksSolaris BooksSolaris Books is an imprint which focuses on publishing science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy novels and anthologies. The range includes titles by both established and new authors...
, an imprint of BL Publishing - Solaris Bus & CoachSolaris Bus & CoachSolaris Bus & Coach S.A. is a bus, coach and trolleybus manufacturer based in Bolechowo-Osiedle and Środa Wielkopolska, near Poznań, Poland.It is a family-owned business, with Krzysztof Olszewski as president and his wife Solange as chairman...
, a Polish vehicle producer - Solaris PicturesSolaris PicturesSolaris Pictures is an Indian film production company based in Mumbai. It was created by Sridhar Rangayan, and Saagar Gupta in 1991. The two have gone on to create several award winning films under Solaris Pictures' banner, focusing on LGBT issues and HIV/AIDS....
, an Indian film production company - a brand of photographic film made by FerraniaFerraniaFerrania S.p.A. is a manufacturing company located in Ferrania , Italy.The original firm was started in 1923 as a maker of photographic films, papers, and equipment. The company was purchased in 1964 by the 3M company, who spun it off to their Imation Division. The firm was acquired by Schroder...
- Hyundai Solaris (Hyundai AccentHyundai AccentThe Hyundai Accent , or Hyundai Verna in South Korea, is a subcompact car produced by Hyundai. In Australia, the first generation models carried over the Hyundai Excel name used by the Accent's predecessor. The Accent was replaced in 2000 by the Hyundai Verna in South Korea, although most...
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Places
- Solaris, VirginiaSolaris, VirginiaSolaris is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia....
, a community in Albemarle County - Solaris Tower ConstanţaSolaris Tower ConstantaSolaris Tower is a future residential building in Constanţa, located at less than 50 metres from the cities beach. It will have 23 floors and a surface of 27,000 m2. The building includes 3.500 sqm of offices, restaurants and retail stores, a heliport and a 5,000 m2 automatic underground parking...
, a future building in Constanţa, Romania