The Cranes Are Flying (Criterion Collection) (1957) on Blu-ray

Actor: Svetlana Kharitonova, Vasily Merkuryev, Alexander Shvorin, Tatyana Samoilova, Tatiana Samoilova, Alexei Batalov, Vasili Merkuriev, S Kharitonova, K Nikitin, V Zubkov
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Genre: Drama
Year: 1957
Studio: Criterion Collection
Length: 95
Released: 3/24/2020
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc/Special Features: NTSC, Subtitled, Anamorphic, NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan, Optional English Subtitles, Dual-Layered BD50 Disc, Theatrical Trailer.
Language: English
Subtitles : Yes

DESCRIPTION:

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.