THE CRANES ARE FLYING Cinematography Montage - Inspiration for Filmmakers

The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet film about World War II. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psyche as a result of World War II (known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War). It was directed at Mosfilm by the Georgian-born Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 and stars Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. It was adapted by Viktor Rozov from his play. It won the Palme d’Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival,[1] the only Soviet film to win that award, although The Turning Point (1946) was one of eleven films awarded that year’s Grand Prix, the predecessor of the Palme d’Or. Cinema Labyrinthine: A channel dedicated to the exploration of the phenomenon of film art. Curation and analysis of form and content. Examination of the technicals of directing, cinematography, sound, and vision. A Never-ending Standing Ovation to the Movies. Film/Art/Culture Music credit: