Solaris is a 1972 Russian film by Andrei Tarkovsky based on the 1961 Polish novel by Stanisław Lem. There have been other adaptations, including 1968 Russian made-for-TV movie and a 2002 American film.
Synopsis: Psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to a space station orbiting the ocean planet Solaris to investigate the emotional state of the three scientists that remain in orbit - all others have fallen to mental breakdowns of varying degrees. When Kris arrives he finds the space station in disarray, the one scientist he knew has committed suicide, and people other than the scientists are aboard. Kris is soon joined by his dead wife and it becomes apparent why the previous scientist have broken down...
There are probably as many ways to analyze this film as there are the Shining, but I am going to look at the painting The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel (Brueghel) the Elder.
Here is the anti-gravity scene from the film with features the painting, followed, after the jump, by how this fits into the film...
