The Cranes Are Flying
1957 · 97 min · Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
Emotional fingerprint
The Cranes Are Flying (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Love25%
- Empathy20%
- Hope10%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 8.3/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Joy | 37 % | 2 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Love | 41 % | 6 % | 19 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Love | 50 % | 16 % | 34 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 57 % | 30 % | 43 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 63 % | 46 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 68 % | 56 % | 51 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 69 % | 53 % | 59 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 70 % | 41 % | 65 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 75 % | 34 % | 70 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 77 % | 44 % | 70 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 78 % | 63 % | 61 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 71 % | 62 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 63 % | 50 % | 49 % | 20 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 61 % | 49 % | 49 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 61 % | 50 % | 49 % | 15 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 64 % | 50 % | 51 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 73 % | 60 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 80 % | 66 % | 35 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Hope | 83 % | 63 % | 20 % | 65 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Lyuba
Woman Soldier
Dasha
Sachkov
Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin
Wounded Man
Borya
Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya
Zakharov
Veronika's Mother
Details
- Directed by
- Mikhail Kalatozov
- Written by
- Viktor Rozov
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1957
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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