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Mood:
- BleakDisturbingCaptivatingThought ProvokingAtmosphericRoughStylized
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Plot:
- Innocence LostAnti WarHolocaustWartime LifeAgainst HumanityDangerLife is a BitchMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- DramaWarForeignPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century40sWorld War 2
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Place:
- EuropeRussia
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedEssentialMasterpiece
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Style:
- Surreal
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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- Violent Content
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Come and See, 1985
Belarusian, Russian, German
Soviet Union
Profile of Come and See
The mood of Come and See is disturbing, thought provoking, and bleak. The plot centers around the Holocaust, a conspiracy against humanity, and anti-war themes. It is a drama, foreign, and war movie. Stylistically, Come and See is surreal. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Come and See is set in Russia and Europe. It happens in the 20th century. The movie is known for being a masterpiece, essential viewing, and an award winner. Note that Come and See includes violent content.
Summary of 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 neighboring 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.
Details
| Language: | Belarusian, Russian, German |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Release date: | October 1985 |
| Runtime: | 142 min |
Cast and Crew
as Glasha
as Kosach
as Florya Gaishun
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