The film, regarded as one of the most characteristic of the Khrushchev Thaw, premiered at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and won a prize for the work of cameraman Vadim Yusov, best known for his subsequent collaboration with Andrei Tarkovsky.
Film ini dianggap sebagai salah satu paling karakteristik di Thaw Khrushchev, diputar di Festival Film Cannes tahun 1964 dan diberikan untuk pekerjaan juru kamera, Vadim Yusov, terkenal karena kerjasama selanjutnya dengan Andrei Tarkovsky.