简介：TheamazingimaginativefictionauthorStanislawLemwrotethisvisuallystunningEastGermanspaceexplorationfilmwithadatedbutstillthoughtfulmessage.TheSetsofDerSchweigendeSternaredetailedandbeautiful-givingthefilmanamazinglyalienfeel.Thecinematographyvariesfromexcellenttomediocre,andthevisualeffectsarecleverlydone-relyingonactualpropsandsetdevicesasopposedtosplitscreenandblueorgreenscreentrickphotography.Lem'splotispoignantandwell-paced,but,unfortunately,mostoftheactinginthisfilmisabitdifficulttowatch.Finally,theoveruseofvoice-overnarrationintheearlypartofthefilmdetractsfromitsotherwisegoodartisticandtechnicalmerit.…