Letter Never Sent

My second Kalatzov film after the Cranes Are Flying and another emotionally wrenching film. What continually amazes me about his films is that he frames and moves the camera in a way that does not mimic the tone but somehow enhances it. He creates a space around the film and the viewer that allows for greater immersion in the lives of the characters. It is in this that the film is a triumph of the cinematic form. And the long sequences of walking through the forrest fire.....wow.