Cranes are Flying Blu-ray Hollywood Classics Special edition 40-page booklet

Special edition 40-page booklet

Shot with non-professional actors in Appalachian Ohio the film is a mix of documentary style (wonderful night-time bar scenes) and more carefully composed wide and tracking shots

labour and leisure of working class Black Americans merging documentary and scripted forms

A rollercoaster ride without brakes

- Booklet featuring a substantial essay by writer and film historian Michael Brooke

Cranes are Flying Blu-ray Hollywood Classics Special edition 40-page booklet'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