Stanislav Lem died

Skybird · 03-28-06, 07:35 PM

Learned about that just today. A Fasciunating author of Science Fiction, critical in his views on the present, the future that may derive from the present, and finally the egenre of Science fiction itself. His novels "Solaris" and "Eden" have left their impression in my mind, "especially Solaris" which was turned into an excellent movie by Andrej Tarkowski - a work whose complexity and philosophical depth the new film by Soderborg (with George Clooney) never was able to rival with (but taken for itself, and visually, it was okay, just too shallow)

On of his last interviews, in German, sorry:
http://www.heise.de/bin/tp/issue/r4/...048&mode=print

03-28-06, 07:35 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,680 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Stanislav Lem died Learned about that just today. A Fasciunating author of Science Fiction, critical in his views on the present, the future that may derive from the present, and finally the egenre of Science fiction itself. His novels "Solaris" and "Eden" have left their impression in my mind, "especially Solaris" which was turned into an excellent movie by Andrej Tarkowski - a work whose complexity and philosophical depth the new film by Soderborg (with George Clooney) never was able to rival with (but taken for itself, and visually, it was okay, just too shallow) On of his last interviews, in German, sorry: http://www.heise.de/bin/tp/issue/r4/...048&mode=print __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.