fabulous cinematography from sergei urusevsky help to make this a stunning piece of work . the opening scene be a if one be leaf through some master photographer album and a the story begin to unfold we be swept away with both the event depict and the beautiful look . all be well shot but there be several whole sequence that be simply breathtaking . difficult to describe without poiling but suffice to say one be a very intense scene during an air raid and the lady leave behind and her lover brother be at odds a the siren whine and the window shatter . another superimpose a swirling staircase and a spin shot of tree top and even develop into a fantasy sequence . soviet film making of the high order .