They。do。not。show。war。in。this。film,。they。show。people。and。their。dreams。and。hopes。ruined。by。the。war.。It。is。not。just。another。"war。film",。but。it。rises。to。the。level。of。a。true。Tragedy.。Not。a。propagandist。or。a。sob。story.。Many。critics。compare。this。film。to。another。famous。Russian。war。drama,。The。Cranes。Are。Flying.。I。still。think。that。The。House。I。Live。in。is。better,。though,。if。you've。seen。The。Cranes。and。liked。it,。most。probably。you'll。love。this。one。either.。Both。films。were。shot。in。1957。and。treat。the。war。theme。from。the。similar。humane。perspective.。I。wouldn't。cut。a。single。shot。from。the。film,。all。of。them。are。just。in。place.。I。do。not。know。if。it。can。be。found。outside。Russia,。if。yes,。don't。miss。it. Many。critics。pointed。out。resemblances。between。Dom,。V。Kotorom。Ya。Zhivu。(The。House。I。Live。In)。and。the。better-known。Soviet。film。The。Cranes。are。Flying.。Set。in。the。years。prior。to。and。during。WWII,。the。story。centers。on。the。various。residents。of。a。co-op。house.。Though。the。directors。never。show。the。war。itself,。its。tragic。impact。is。felt。throughout。the。film.。And。despite。the。potential。for。Soviet。propaganda,。what。sticks。in。the。mind。is。the。universality。of。the。experiences。endured。by。the。leading。characters.。Dom,。V。Kotorom。Ya。Zhivu。was。one。of。Russian's。entries。in。the。1958。Brussels。Film。Festival.