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"The Cranes are Flying:" a very powerful film about a Russian soldier's family

Posted by tinear (A) on June 15, 2007 at 14:02:04

and how they tried to cope with his long time disappearance.
Much is made of the young lead actress, her performance and her looks: both I found wanting.
Similarly, the film's cinematography often is singled out for its "Eisenstein-like" effects: with the exception of one scene, I found them distracting from the realism of the story.
I very much liked the film but I did IN SPITE of these things not because of them.
In centering the film not upon the soldier but rather upon the impact his absence has upon his family, the director and writer chose brilliantly: we already countless times have seen the brutality and savagery of battle portrayed on the big screen: it really is incapable of convincingly conveying it.
Especially brilliant is the actor who portrayed the patriarch: he has the passion and skill of a Spencer Tracy: his performance alone is worth your time.
This film easily rates as one of the most powerful anti-war films ever made but it is more than that: it also has much to say about patriotism, romantic love and its fickleness, and the power of family.

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