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- Digitally remastered
- Interview with director Elem Klimov
- Interview with lead actor Aleksei Kravchenko
- Interview with Production Designer Victor Petrov
- War Chronicles 1
- War Chronicles 2
- Filmographies
- Picture gallery
- Chapter index
Elem Klimov's powerful, mesmerising and dynamic award winning feature has been deservedly hailed as one of the greatest war films ever produced.
Set in Soviet Belarus during the Second World War, the story follows Florya, a newly enlisted and innocent partisan, as he staggers dazed and petrified through the merciless horror of the struggle against a cruel German aggressor. Essentially the film is a rite of passage and Florya's face physically ages during the progression of the film as he is subjected to ever increasing brutal warfare and maniacal ethnic cleansing, routinely committed by the German forces.
The film's title is derived from the Book of Revelation and its call for witnesses to 'come and see' the carnage and devastation wrought by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The imagery created by Klimov is stunning and the battle scenes frighteningly realistic; the director actually used real ammunition during filming for maximum authenticity. Such brutality shocks to the core and the director's careful attention to style and detail make it all too believable whilst leaving the audience stunned and bewildered to the very last.
Average rating (14 reviews)
Come and See
mikyrynne | 07/02/2009 | See all mikyrynne's reviews (1) »
Sooooo disappointed with this film. The review I read made it seem amazing but there are so many flaws. From the outset there are far too many unnecessary, dragged out scenes and the acting is a little plastic. I am a huge lover of foreign cinema but this was just a little too much. I would not say it was better than Saving Private Ryan as it can't really be compared. Watch if you want but be prepared to be disappointed...very quickly.
Love or Hate film
Actium70 | 18/01/2009 | See all Actium70's reviews (4) »
From my point of view I did not like this film. Shows the brutality of war but there is nothing about the lead character that makes you sympathetic to his desperate struggle to survive. Best avoided unless you really are into something rather different.
Come And See.....If You Dare
kram07 | 20/11/2008 | See all kram07's reviews (23) »
Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius, Vladas Bagdonas, Juris Lumiste, Viktor Lorents, Kazimir Rabetsky, Yevgeni Tilicheyev & Aleksandr Berda | |
15 years and over | |
1985 | |
Fullscreen 4:3 | |
Russian ; English (Dubbed) - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo | |
English | |
2 hours and 17 minutes (approx) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |
