Lem hated it. He said Tarkovski turned his book into a Dostoyevsky novel.
The problem is that it focused almost exclusively on the relationship drama and jettisoned the science fiction.
The problem is that it focused almost exclusively on the relationship drama and jettisoned the science fiction.
Strugatski brothers hated his "Stalker" based on their "The Roadside Picnic".
Tarkovski was always making his own movies based on his own (understanding of) stories. Basing them on other people's work was just a pretext :)