The Cranes Are Flying [Criterion Collection] ( Blu-ray ) 03/24/20

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.

CONDITION: NEW

Actors: Svetlana Kharitonova, Vasily Merkuryev, Alexander Shvorin, Tatyana Samoilova, Tatiana Samoilova
Directors: Mikhail Kalatozov
Producers: Mikhail Kalatozov
Format: Blu-ray, Subtitled
Language: Russian
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
NR
Not Rated
Studio: The Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: March 24, 2020