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The cranes are flying
Uniform Title
Leti͡at zhuravli (Motion picture)
Title
The cranes are flying / directed by Mikhail Kalatozov.
ISBN
9781681437040
168143704X
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from sell sheet.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Based on the play Vechno zhivye by Viktor Rozov.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: New interview with scholar Ian Christie on why the film is a landmark of Soviet cinema ; audio interview from 1961 with director Mikhail Kalatozov ; Hurricane Kalatozov, a documentary from 2009 on the Georgian director's complex relationship with the Soviet government ; segment from a 2008 program about the film's cinematography, featuring original storyboards and an interview with actor Alexei Batalov ; interview from 2001 with filmmaker Claude Lelouch on the film's French premiere at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival ; an essay by critic Chris Fujiwara.
Russian dialogue; English subtitles.
Summary
Veronica and Boris are blissfully in love, until the eruption of World War II tears them apart. Boris is sent to the front lines, and then communication stops.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Russian
Added to Catalog
April 06, 2021
Series
The Criterion collection ; 146
Cast
Alexei Batalov, Tatiana Samoilova.
System details note
Blu-ray, full screen (1.33:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
CC3125BD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
History.
Romance films.
War films.
War films.
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
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