I loved that movie, particularly the scene where the young girl imagined she could fly.
Yes I remember that line and it does make an impression! What I loved about these moments in the Russian version were how thoroughly un-cheesy or affectated they come off.
Tolstoy mastered mature philosophical probing and capturing the vast military scope of war, all while maintaining the suspense and romance of a compelling love story narrative! Bondarchuk managed to capture all these elements in his film. This was no Downton Abbey-ized BBC undertaking, that's for sure.