Letyat zhuravli 1957

Critics score:
95 / 100

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Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Thanks to Mr. Kalatozov's direction and the excellent performance Tatyana Samoilova gives as the girl, one absorbs a tremendous feeling of sympathy from this film -- a feeling that has no awareness of geographical or political bounds. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It's exactly what you'd expect: tepid, artsy, and grayish. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: A key post-war effort, both for its cinematic audacity and for its frank, moving depiction of families and lovers torn apart by violence. Read more

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