The Cranes Are Flying

Title: “The Cranes Are Flying”
Duration: 97 min
Year: 1957

Synopsis:
After years away from cinema, Kalatozishvili returned in 1957 with “The Cranes Are Flying,” which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1958.

In this film, the director explores the events of World War II and the breakdown of a relationship between two young people through the social and psychological impact of war. The theme of war here is entirely stripped of the heroic pathos deeply rooted in earlier portrayals. In Kalatozishvili’s vision, war is a force that destroys personal lives, human relationships, and morality.

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