Drama · Soviet Union · 1966 · 1h 25m

Wings

Крылья

Director

Cast

Maya Bulgakova as Nadezhda Petrukhina Zhanna Bolotova as Tanya Petrukhina Pantelejmon Krymov as Pavel Gavrilovich Leonid Dyachkov as Mitya Grachov Vladimir Gorelov as Igor, Tanya's husband Yuri Medvedev as Boris Grigoriyevich

Crew

Igor Slabnevich — Director of Photography Lidiya Lysenkova — Editor Roman Ledenyov — Original Music Composer Valentin Ezhov — Writer Natalya Ryazantseva — Writer Ivan Plastinkin — Production Design

Synopsis

Former fighter pilot turned provincial schoolmistress Nadezhda Petrovna struggles to adapt to peacetime, having internalised military ideals of service and obedience.

Mood & Themes

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)biography nostalgia aviation post world war ii school principal woman director war memories aviatrix

Key Collaborators

Larisa Shepitko Director Igor Slabnevich Director of Photography Lidiya Lysenkova Editor Roman Ledenyov Original Music Composer Valentin Ezhov Writer Natalya Ryazantseva Writer Ivan Plastinkin Production Design Alla Dokuchayeva Costume Design

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