Ballad of a Soldier (Criterion Collection)

One of the most moving films in the history of Russian cinema, this Academy Award-nominated drama follows a soldier in World War II who is given leave to visit his mother as a reward for committing an act of bravery. On the train home he encounters a beautiful stranger and falls in love with her over the course of a few fateful days. Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko star. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Russian Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interviews. In Russian with English subtitles.