The Cranes are Flying - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Yutaka Hirasaka "Sparks" was the lead single

"Sparks" was the lead single

The Unstoppable Wasp) bring us a personal retelling of two different immigrants finding ways to belong

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focusing on hope and love

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The Cranes are Flying - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Yutaka Hirasaka "Sparks" was the lead singleThis landmark film by the virtuosic Mikhail Kalatozov was heralded as a revelation in the post Stalin Soviet Union and the international cinema community alike. It tells the story of Veronica (Tatiana Samoilova) and Boris (Alexei Batalov), a couple who are blissfully in love until World War II tears them apart. With Boris at the front, Veronica must try to ward off spiritual numbness and defend herself from the increasingly forceful advances of her