Aleksey Batalov

The Cranes Are Flying

THE CRANES ARE FLYING The Cranes Are Flying is an obscure but incredible Soviet/Russian film from 1957.  This film won the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) which was the highest prize awarded at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.  Stealing a phrase from a YouTube commenter where the trailer for this film can be found, “This is…