The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although its also got the horror element. – Alex Winter
Time, the earth, and death are living things, as stories are — so long as other living things exist to feed them, and for them to nourish in their turn. – Robert Bringhurst, 1995, Introduction to The Dreamer Awakes by Alice Kane
