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'The Cranes are Flying' and Soviet Cinema

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Film scholar Ian Christie unpacks why 'The Cranes Are Flying' is such a landmark of Soviet cinema, breaking away as it did from decades of forcibly pro-state propaganda with its focus on individual tragedy and its ambivalence about the heroism of war.

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What is 'The Cranes are Flying' and Soviet Cinema (2020) about?

Film scholar Ian Christie unpacks why 'The Cranes Are Flying' is such a landmark of Soviet cinema, breaking away as it did from decades of forcibly pro-state propaganda with its focus on individual tragedy and its ambivalence about the heroism of war.

Who stars in 'The Cranes are Flying' and Soviet Cinema?

'The Cranes are Flying' and Soviet Cinema stars Ian Christie (Self).

How long is 'The Cranes are Flying' and Soviet Cinema?

'The Cranes are Flying' and Soviet Cinema has a runtime of 19 min and premiered in 2020.

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