Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961)

Original title

Повесть пламенных лет

Directed by

Yuliya Solntseva

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a Ukrainian village during World War II, showing how the war disrupts ordinary life and relationships. It focuses on the experiences of local people as they face occupation and loss.

epicsomberintimatefragmentedmeditativevisually poeticgroundedearnest

What happens

Chronicle of Flaming Years (Russian: Повесть пламенных лет, romanized: Povest plamennykh let) is a 1961 Soviet World War II film directed by Yuliya Solntseva. Solntseva won the award for Best Director at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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