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Directed by:
Mikhail KalatozovCinematography:
Sergej UrusevskijVOD (1)
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This landmark film by the virtuosic Mikhail Kalatozov was heralded as a revelation in the post-Stalin Soviet Union and the international cinema community alike. It tells the story of Veronica and Boris, a couple who are blissfully in love until the eruption of World War II tears them apart. With Boris at the front, Veronica must try to ward off spiritual numbness and defend herself from the increasingly forceful advances of her beau’s draft-dodging cousin. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, The Cranes Are Flying is a superbly crafted drama with impassioned performances and viscerally emotional, gravity-defying cinematography by Kalatozov’s regular collaborator Sergei Urusevsky. (Criterion)
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After World War II and especially after Stalin's death, the Russians have once again embarked on films that are truly worth it. This romantic story has an incredibly beautiful camera, but the story itself is beautiful as well. It has a bit of realism, yet there is still patriotism, although it cannot be said to be a strongly socialist film. That is why it is worth watching.
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