Cranes are Flying Blu-ray

'The Cranes are Flying' Director: Mikhail Kalatozov (1957) Criterion Collection Blu-ray | 2K restoration | Russian w/ English subtitles

A visually virtuosic telling of the story of a young couple who declare eternal love for each other, until World War II tears them apart. When they lose communication she must struggle on through the hardships of war while not knowing what has become of him.

Winner of the Palme d'Or, this superbly crafted drama is brimming with impassioned performances and the viscerally emotional, gravity-defying cinematography by Kalatozov’s regular collaborator Sergei Urusevsky.

Special features include:
- Interview with film scholar Ian Christie
- 1961 audio interview with director
- Hurricane Kalatazov (2009) documentary on the Georgian director's complex relationship with the Soviet government
- Essay by critic Chris Fujiwara