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Come And See
1985
Elem Klimov's stunning COME AND SEE is a relentlessly brutal condemnation of war hidden in the guise of a surrealistic coming-of-age nightmare. A physically and emotionally draining viewing experience, the film follows Florya (played brilliantly by Alexei Kravchenko), a 12-year-old boy living in 1943 Byelorussia. When he digs .. Read more
| Starring | Alexei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius |
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| Director | Elem Klimov |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, World Cinema |
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Come And See
Elem Klimov's stunning COME AND SEE is a relentlessly brutal condemnation of war hidden in the guise of a surrealistic coming-of-age nightmare. A physically and emotionally draining viewing experience, the film follows Florya (played brilliantly by Alexei Kravchenko), a 12-year-old boy living in 1943 Byelorussia. When he digs up an abandoned gun, Florya gleefully signs up with the Russian Army, looking forward to life as a soldier. But that fantasy rapidly deteriorates when the reality of the situation confronts him head-on. Abandoned by his fellow comrades, he stumbles across the weeping Glasha (Olga Mironova), a pretty teenager who has also been left behind. Together, the pair returns to Florya's village only to discover that everyone has been slaughtered Florya's mother and younger sisters included. The journey continues as Florya embarks on a mission to find food for the stranded inhabitants of a neighbouring village. He eventually lands in the middle of another German massacre, where the animalistic Nazis stuff the Russians into a barn and torch it, obliterating Florya's innocence completely. Klimov's unflinching masterpiece is all the more affecting because of the beauty of its imagery. Working on a variety of levels, COME AND SEE speaks both as personal statement and broad metaphor, making it a timeless, unforgettable achievement.
| Starring | Alexei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius |
|---|---|
| Director | Elem Klimov |
| Studio | NOUVEAUX PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 17 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | Russian |
| Dubbed | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 24 Apr 2006 Production year: 1985 |
| Format | DVD |
Come And See (1985)
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A searing antiwar drama that begins with a young boy laughing and playing as he goes off to fight, and ends with him totally traumatised by what he has seen. It ranks with Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood as one of the best Russian movies reflecting on
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Klimov alternates the horrors of war with occasional fairy tale-like images; together they imbue the film with an unapologetically disturbing quality that persists long after the credits roll...
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Come and See
Utter, mind blowlingly boring, stylistic rubbish!
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Stunning!!!
The title is best chosen: Come and see how did it happen, come and see what people are capable when brainwashed, when circumstances change them, come and (see) feel what and how those poor peasants felt from the 628 ( I might be wrong on this as I am writing this review long after I watched it....) villages that were completely exterminated...
If somebody is expecting a hollywood kind of movie crowded with action and hot-shot heroes, or just simply keen on brutality, do not rent this one out! You would find it boring as it is at the first half ( though once you seen the whole film, you understand the confusing and slow first half of this great film...). Though it does not go into such details regarding the brutal scenes as e.g. Mel Gibson`s Passion, one can still feel every aspect of that horror that happened there and then which proves the producer`s genius. The actors are thoroughly matching the characters and even the side/episode characters are played so fantastically well as if we were watching a documentary film... Astonishing! The first russian film that I liked, but not only liked: I ranked it amongst the best films I have ever seen!!!
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Come And See
Elem Klimov's stunning COME AND SEE is a relentlessly brutal condemnation of war hidden in the guise of a surrealistic coming-of-age nightmare. A physically and emotionally draining viewing experience, the film follows Florya (played brilliantly by Alexei Kravchenko), a 12-year-old boy living in ...
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