| Title | Wings (1966) |
| Runtime | 1 hr. 24 min. |
| Director | Larisa Shepitko |
| Country | USSR |
| Studio | Criterion Collection |
| Genres | Drama |
| Description | For her first feature after graduating from the All-Russian State Institute for Cinematography (VGIK), Larisa Shepitko trained her lens on the fascinating Russian character actress Maya Bulgakova, who gives a marvelous performance as a once heroic Russian fighter pilot now living a quiet, disappointingly ordinary life as a school principal. Subtly portraying one woman’s desperation with elegant, spare camera work and casual, fluid storytelling, Shepitko, with Wings, announced herself as an important new voice in Soviet cinema. |