The Cranes Are Flying (Letyat zhuravli/Летят журавли) (1957)

A classic

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it seemed to have a strong reputation and since it was available on YouTube, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I was certainly not disappointed. Even though I’m still not an expert, I have seen my share of vintage Soviet movies (around 15) but, even though it is an interesting genre as these movies are so different than your usual full-length feature, to be honest, most of them tends to be rather tedious. This one was definitely an exception though. Above all, I was really impressed by how visually amazing it was. Indeed, this movie featured some hand-held camera scenes which were groundbreaking for the time period and, even 70 years later, these scenes are still so thrilling to behold. Concerning ” read more

1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: Above all, I was really impressed by how visually amazing it was. Indeed, this movie featured some hand-held camera scenes which were groundbreaking for the time period and, even 70 years later, these scenes are still so thrilling to behold. Concerning the cast, Tatyana Samoylova was just so charismatic, she was quite spellbinding and I’m not surprised that she was praised for her performance when this movie was released. To be honest, I didn’t care much for either Boris or Mark but"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: Above all, I was really impressed by how visually amazing it was. Indeed, this movie featured some hand-held camera scenes which were groundbreaking for the time period and, even 70 years later, these scenes are still so thrilling to behold. Concerning the cast, Tatyana Samoylova was just so charismatic, she was quite spellbinding and I’m not surprised that she was praised for her performance when this movie was released. To be honest, I didn’t care much for either Boris or Mark but"

“(OK) Great style and camerawork, composition and acting, the film flies as the cranes till the formalism, but there´s passion associated with the style, and a extreme torn character, Tatiana between a lost love and repentance...” read more

Watched in '20 (90 movies items)

"13.2.2020, YLE Areena Katsoin tämän kymmenisen vuotta sitten, mutta muistikuvat olivat kohtalaisen olemattomat, ja Areena tarjosi nyt ystävällisesti mahdollisuuden uusintakatselulle. Kuvauksellisesti ja valaistuksellisesti tää on kyllä ihan heittämällä maailman kauneimpien elokuvien joukossa, joita on toki jokunen, mutta tää on ehdottomasti yks niistä. Todella luovat leikkaukset muuan hahmon kuolinkohtauksessa ja Veronikan juostessa kohti junaraidetta ovat myös hatunnoston arvoisi"

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1950's) (126 movies items)

" Notes: Above all, I was really impressed by how visually amazing it was. Indeed, this movie featured some hand-held camera scenes which were groundbreaking for the time period and, even 70 years later, these scenes are still so thrilling to behold. Concerning the cast, Tatyana Samoylova was just so charismatic, she was quite spellbinding and I’m not surprised that she was praised for her performance when this movie was released. To be honest, I didn’t care much for either Boris or Mark but"