Cranes are Flying, The

aka: Letyat Zhuravli
Russian Federation 1957, 95 minutes
Dir. Mikhail Kalatozov
In Russian with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama, Classics / War, Romance

Topics: Period 1940s.

Feat. Tatyana Samojlova, Aleksei Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev

Aroview: A Russian classic which conveys homefront anxieties during WW2 for a young bride whose original fiance has gone to the front.

Pursued by his cousin she is drawn into further potential tragedies - a love-triangle given added substance by fine cinematography and vivid performances.

Cannes - Palm D’Or 1958

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4 stars (Very Good) Beautiful print & fine acting, especially by Veronica, Feodor & Grandma. Complex Soviet anti-war film with amazing hand-held camera-work, never bettered. Slightly stilted plot & fine clothes for USSR in 1945 remind us that this classic is 60 years old ~Sandy
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3 stars (Good Enough) ~Anonz