Come and See

[jdude]

Has anyone seen this (or heard of it?)

It's a war movie, I've never had such a big impression left on me by a movie... Here's what the description says:

A feature by Elem Klimov made from the script by Ales Adamovich. It was released in 1985 and ranks among the most horrifying war films. It`s not only about the war of 1941-1945 exactly, but about any war, its devastating force sweeping away the natural course of things. The film is based upon documental facts and `The Khatyn Story` by Ales Adamovich. The authors describe the place and events which became a symbol of national tragedy. The hero of the film is Flyora, a sixteen-year-old boy that turned to the woods to help the partisans. At the beginning he is just a kid. Then he lives through the horror of the Nazi executions and becomes amazingly grown-up, and even old. The war had distorted the once tender childish facial features - it`s all wrinkles now. The altered face of Flyora is the face of War. The authors were so true-to-life, uncompromising and austere as to portray in the centre of the film not some grown-up man, but an unexperienced kid with his childhood still here.

 

If you liked Apocalypse Now, Das Boot or similar movies I recommend giving this a go. Be forewarned though it doesn't hold back. Things which other movies imply or glorify are absent. There is no hero despite what the description says. The child is a protagonist but there is NO hero which is the opposite of every Western war firlm I've ever seen. It's a magnificent film which I'll likely never watch again because it's too stressful but I think it's worth seeing.

 

Here's a link to the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIgnwQkZ56k&feature=PlayList&p=7E798237FFD2C2AD&index=0&playnext=1

Note: If you want the full experience buy the dvd.

 

I tried finding it where I live with absolutely no luck so I watched half on youtube and then the entire thing on DVD.

[plasticman]

Is this the one where after an unexpected bombardement the movie's sound fades to a tinnitus for minutes?

[Goldchocobo]

Has anyone seen this (or heard of it?)

It's a war movie, I've never had such a big impression left on me by a movie... Here's what the description says:

 

 

If you liked Apocalypse Now, Das Boot or similar movies I recommend giving this a go. Be forewarned though it doesn't hold back. Things which other movies imply or glorify are absent. There is no hero despite what the description says. The child is a protagonist but there is NO hero which is the opposite of every Western war firlm I've ever seen. It's a magnificent film which I'll likely never watch again because it's too stressful but I think it's worth seeing.

 

Here's a link to the film:

http://www.youtube.c...ex=0&playnext=1

Note: If you want the full experience buy the dvd.

 

I tried finding it where I live with absolutely no luck so I watched half on youtube and then the entire thing on DVD.

 

Brutal.

I will have to watch it.

[jdude]

Is this the one where after an unexpected bombardement the movie's sound fades to a tinnitus for minutes?

 

yea

[Sonosuke]

omg....

[Neb]

I saw it a while back and didn't think much to it (not because it was uncompromising). However, I can remember pretty much the entire film really well and it's stuck with me so I should give it another go at some point soon.

 

If I remember correctly they used live ammunition while filming. That cow ain't CGI.

Edited November 12, 2009 by Neb

[jdude]

Yea I read that too In Apocalypse Now the cow at the end that's *you know what* isn't fake either.

 

I don't consider myself one easily moved by movies but in Come and See when Glasha and Flyora:

...go back to Flyora's place and when Glasha finds everyone executed my face went flush red. It's filmed in such an adult and realistic manner compared to what I'm used too.