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Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Thanks to Mr. Kalatozov's direction and the excellent performance Tatyana Samoilova gives as the girl, one absorbs a tremendous feeling of sympathy from this film -- a feeling that has no awareness of geographical or political bounds. Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It's exactly what you'd expect: tepid, artsy, and grayish. Read more