The Congress (2013)

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Interesting but a bit confusing adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's classic sci-fi novel does skillfully add animated sequences to indicate virtual reality - until you don't know what is real or not.

Der schweigende Stern (1960)

When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.

East German - Polish sci-fi yarn is slow-paced, woodenly acted and has a slightly dubious political stance, but is otherwise well-crafted and offers some imaginative, even surreal settings.

Maltin**: "Well produced but stilted."