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.

I've seen the movie by 1960, i.e. 40 years ago... I remember very little of it. This is a movie about the war and human feelings, about impossible and forbidden love, about death and separation. By far better (although in the same line) than "Letiat zhuravli" which took a grand prize at the Cannes festival. What a pity that such profoundly HUMANE and TRUE movies are absent from the TV screens... I am happy to have rediscovered, through your database, at least some technical details about such a marvel. But there's no comment, no images. Sorry...