story told cranes flying not admittedly original young lovers separated war bad things happen both weve seen many times beforebr br nonetheless seen filmed well bold shots take liberties emphasize separation destruction hopelessness remarkable coming soviet union reason conclude tarkovsky last word modernera soviet cinemabr br i reading chekhovs three sisters day chanced upon may meaning title film act  masha objects notion must live lives without meaning understandingbr br masha surely mankind must believe something least seek truth otherwise life emptiness emptiness live know cranes flying children born stars sky either must know live everything trivial  mere pointless nonsensebr br likewise veronika hard time believing war others sufferings pointless better assign meaning live ones life significant give despair perhaps thinking prompts final act filmbr br btw minor correction one comment herethere may pattern vs film though noticed myself first letter veronikas name instance this cyrillic alphabet name begins letter looks like english b