The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet film about the Second World War. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage done to the Soviet psyche as a result
Expressively tragic, The Cranes are Flying is a beautifully projected tearjerker, ending with a compassionate moment of catharsis which also satisfies the
“The first film of the Soviet 'thaw,' Cranes has flights of Vigo-like lyricism, sequences of delicate romanticism, and startling visual ostentation. Its images
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous
Seen alongside such Stalinist cult of personality films as The Oath, The Fall of Berlin, or The Battle of Stalingrad, The Cranes are Flying literally soars with
The Cranes Are Flying (Летят журавли / Letyat zhuravli) is a 1957 Soviet film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. It is set mostly in Moscow and the Soviet home
"The Cranes Are Flying" tells this sad story through the eyes of lovers as star crossed as Romeo and Juliet. Black and white imagery here has more color that a
The Cranes Are Flying (Letyat zhuravli) is a 1957 film from the Soviet Union, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, starring Tatyana Samojlova and Alexsey Batalov.
