Stanisław Lem’s books were translated on over 50 languagesthe author was even a candidate for Nobel Prizes in the field of literature. His work referred to as hard science-fiction and is associated mainly with the subject of science and technology development. The huge popularity of the author’s novels fell at the end of the 1960s, when landing on the moon and flights into space ceased to be a fantastic fantasy. However, Lem contained a lot more in his works, they are filled with scientific and philosophical reflections, in which the subject of the place of man in a huge universe often appears.
The fall director will create an adaptation of the story of Stanisław Lem
Lem’s colorful novels were inspired by many artists. One of the most famous adaptations of film works of science-fiction is “Solaris” from 2002 with George Clooney. Work is currently underway on another transfer of Lem’s work to the big screen.
As reported by the Variety portal, the director of the “fall” Oscar nominated in 2005, Oliver Hirschtiel will adapt one of the popular writer’s stories. I am talking about the text “Dissertation”, which comes from the collection of “Stories about the Pirxie Pilot” published in 1968.
“I admire his genius for many years”
In a statement, the director admitted that he was a fan of Lem’s work, which bodes very well. “I admire his genius for many years” – emphasized Hirschotel. The image will be made in English under the title “The Inquest of Pirx”, and the script for the film will be written by Peter Harness known from the Apple TV series “New Constellation”, the miniseries of “War of the Worlds” and several episodes of “Doctor Who” from 2017. Adrian Tchaikovsky, a British writer of Polish origin, is also involved in the project.
The main character, but also the narrator, the “Dissertation” stories is the title pilot Pirx, who becomes the commander of spacecraft. The commander receives a special task – It is to test the crew, which consists of people and almost perfectly imitating human android behavior. During the flight, one of the Androids tries to influence Pirx to give incorrect commands. The consequences of the mistake are to end in a tragedy – all people on the ship will die. Android thus wants to start taking power over the world and replacing people in significant positions.
The story has already been adapted earlier. In 1978, “Pirx’s test” based on Lem’s text was realized by Marek Piście. The director is known primarily for titles such as “Wilczyca” and “Curse of the Snake Valley”. We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
Source: Gazeta
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