Giordano Bruno motion of the stars to be an illusion caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis; he also preserved the notion of an immobile center, but it was the Sun rather than the Earth. Copernicus also argued the Earth was a planet orbiting the Sun once every year. However he maintained the Ptolemaic hypothesis that the orbits of the planets were composed of perfect circles—deferents and epicycles—and that the stars were fixed on a stationary outer sphere. Despite the widespread publication of Copernicus' work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium", during Bruno's time most educated Catholics subscribed to the Aristotelian
The Man Who Fell to Earth premiered at BFI Southbank before being released in cinemas across the UK on 9 September of that year. Since its original 1976 release, "The Man Who Fell to Earth" has achieved cult status. On film review site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has achieved an 82% rating based on 52 reviews, the critical consensus stating: "Filled with stunning imagery, "The Man Who Fell to Earth" is a calm, meditative film that profoundly explores our culture's values and desires." Metacritic reports an 81 out of 100 rating based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". It was entered into the 26th Berlin International