Wings
1966 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 6.8 · 82% critics
A former war pilot, now working at a provincial school, struggles to fit into ordinary civilian life. As daily routines, family strain, and memories of the past weigh on her, she searches for purpose in a world that no longer feels clear or familiar.
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Details
- Original title
- Крылья
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-08-15
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (56 votes)
About
You may like this if you respond to reflective, slow-burning dramas about identity and life after conflict, especially if Ballad of a Soldier or The Ascent appeal to you; Not for you if you want brisk pacing or a plot-driven story.
Pros: thoughtful character study; poignant post-war themes; quietly human moments | Cons: very slow pace; disjointed structure; emotionally distant at times
Themes
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- biography
- nostalgia
- aviation
- post world war ii
- school principal
- woman director
- war memories
- aviatrix
Cast & crew
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
Nikolay Grabbe
as Konstantin Mikhaylovich Shuvalov
- ZA
Zhanna Aleksandrova
as Zina Yermolayeva
Sergey Nikonenko
as Sergey Bystryakov
Rimma Markova
as Shura
Directed by Larisa Shepitko