I was first introduced to SOLARIS with the 2002 George Clooney version, and I hated it.  Now I have seen the original Tarkovsky version, and I'm still not crazy about it.  I realize that there are some deep, humanistic themes going on here about the nature of love and what you love...a person or your own idea of that person...but the whole endeavor still comes across as pretentious to me.  At 165 minutes, this film is a bit stenuous to get through...but it is oddly beautiful in some respects, and you have to give it credit to the film for its audacious aspirations, even if the film's reach is much farther than its grasp.  I am told Tarkovsy's films are legendary.  I hope they improve on SOLARIS, which was a chore.