Elem Klimov’s Come and See (1985): Criterion Blu-ray review
Criterion’s Blu-ray edition of Elem Klimov’s searing depiction of war Come and See (1985) is a superb presentation of one of the most emotionally harrowing films ever […]
Review: Come and See (1985)
Director: Elem Klimov
Cast: Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius, Vladas Bagdonas, Jüri Lumiste,
Aleksei Kravchenko
Olga Mironova
Liubomiras Laucevicius
Vladas Bagdonas
Jüri Lumiste
Plot: The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
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