Come and See (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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The detail is quite vivid throughout, revealing all the nasty, horrors of bullet wounds, burnt flesh, and exploded bodies. The practical effects in the makeup look excellent with fantastic wrinkles, age marks, dirt, and bloody bits of human body parts strewn about. Wider shots of the trees in the forest and military uniforms all show the necessary textures in all lighting conditions. The closeups of the actor's faces are where the spotlight is though, showcasing every tiny detail in these terrified faces. Michaels, Lloyd (2008). " Come and See (1985): Klimov's Intimate Epic". Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 25 (3): 212–218. doi: 10.1080/10509200601091458. S2CID 191450553. The disc then closes with a trailertouting the new restoration, along with a 10-minute production featurette from 1985 called The Story of the Film “Come and See,”featuring interviews with Elem Klimov, a young Kravchenko, and writer Ales Adamovich. The interviews are pretty brief but some behind-the-scene footage of Klimov rehearsing a scene makes this a worthwhile addition. Goscilo, Helena; Hashamova, Yana, eds. (2010). Cinepaternity. Fathers and Sons in Soviet and Post-Soviet Film. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 95ff. ISBN 978-0-253-22187-2. Roger Deakins (HD, 10 Mins.) - Legendary Cinematographer Roger Deakins talks about the look of Come and See and how the filmmakers used the cameras. He also discusses the tone of the movie and how challenging this film was to make. This is a new interview specifically for this release.

Come and See ( Russian: Иди и смотри, romanized: Idi i smotri; Belarusian: Ідзі і глядзі, romanized: Idzi i hliadzi) is a 1985 Soviet anti-war film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. [4] Its screenplay, written by Klimov and Ales Adamovich, is based on the 1971 novel Khatyn [5] and the 1977 memoir I Am from the Fiery Village [6] ( Я из огненной деревни, Ya iz ognennoy derevni), [7] of which Adamovich was a co-author. [8] Klimov had to fight eight years of censorship from the Soviet authorities before he could be allowed to produce the film in its entirety. [9] [10] Goodman, Walter (6 February 1987). "Film: 'Come and See', from Soviet". The New York Times . Retrieved 30 May 2013.Steffens, Daneet (2 November 2001). "Come and See". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 20 January 2017. Elem Klimov (SD, 21 Mins.) This 2001 interview has Director Klimov discussing making Come and See, the difficulties and detail that went into it, as well as his own experiences during WWII. This is in Russian with English subtitles. Kumar, Arun (30 June 2019). "Come and See [1985]: A Chilling and Indelible Reminder of Nazi Carnage". highonfilms.com . Retrieved 18 February 2020.

These two photos (Klara; left, and Adolf; right) were merged by Klimov to create the picture that Flyora stops shooting at. Kirschenbaum, Lisa A. (2010). Biess, Frank; Moeller, Robert G. (eds.). Histories of the Aftermath. The Legacies of the Second World War in Europe. New York City: Berghahn Books. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-845-45732-7. Janus Films (13 December 2019). "COME AND SEE - NEW RESTORATION TRAILER" . Retrieved 18 February 2020– via Vimeo.The bomb blasts are different than those in Hollywood films — when a hit strikes the woods, trees are blown down. Real explosives are used. Those actual tracer bullets flying over the actors’ heads are terrifying, staccato blasts of red sparks. Klimov’s cameraman must have had guns wired to sync with his camera’s shutter — each muzzle blast is a little inferno. Initial reception was positive. Walter Goodman wrote for The New York Times that "The history is harrowing and the presentation is graphic... Powerful material, powerfully rendered...", and dismissed the ending as "a dose of instant inspirationalism," but conceded to Klimov's "unquestionable talent." [45] Rita Kempley, of The Washington Post, wrote that "directing with an angry eloquence, [Klimov] taps into that hallucinatory nether world of blood and mud and escalating madness that Francis Ford Coppola found in Apocalypse Now. And though he draws a surprisingly vivid performance from his inexperienced teen lead, Klimov's prowess is his visual poetry, muscular and animistic, like compatriot Andrei Konchalovsky's in his epic Siberiade." [46] Mark Le Fanu wrote in Sight & Sound that Come and See is a "powerful war film... The director has elicited an excellent performance from his central actor Kravchenko". [47] a b c d Dunne, Nathan (18 July 2016). "Atrocity exhibition: is Come and See Russia's greatest ever war film?". The Calvert Journal . Retrieved 20 July 2019. And such is war; the bombardment of their temporary idyllic setting comes swiftly and loudly, along with the Nazis out of the sky. Death from above, and it's here before you'll ever be able to react.

Come and See had its world premiere in the competition program at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival on 9 July 1985. [33] It was theatrically released on 17 October 1985, [34] drawing 28.9million viewers [10] [16] and ranking sixth at the box office of 1986. [10] 2017 restoration [ edit ]Stilwell, Blake (26 April 2017). "This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks". wearethemighty.com . Retrieved 31 March 2018. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, "Come and see!" And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. Release [ edit ] Original release [ edit ] The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". Empire. November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012 . Retrieved 19 February 2020. Rein, Leonid (2011). The Kings and the Pawns. Collaboration in Byelorussia during World War II. New York City: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745043-2. The stories of survivors from the burned villages were collected in the 1970s by three Byelorussian writers, Ales' Adamovich, Janka Bryl', and Vladimir Kolesnik and published as a book in Russian and Byelorussian under the title Ya iz ognennoj derevni ... [I am from the fiery village]. See Adamovich et al., Ya iz ognennoj derevni ... ( Minsk, 1977).

a b c d e Wess, Richard (22 June 2020). "9 Must-Know Facts About Come and See". Russia Beyond . Retrieved 7 July 2020. Film4's 50 Films To See Before You Die". Channel 4. 22 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008 . Retrieved 19 February 2020. I especially like the first half an hour in the woods, its so incredibly foreboding. The nazi death machinery paid a huge emphasis on sound, something the american army replicated years later, and its something you feel when watching the criterion BD: The power of the sound.Supplements: New interview with cinematographer Roger Deakins; New interview with director Elem Klimov’s brother and frequent collaborator German Klimov; Flaming Memory, a three-film documentary series from 1975–77 by filmmaker Viktor Dashuk featuring firsthand accounts of survivors of the genocide in Belorussia during World War II; Interview from 2001 with Elem Klimov; Interviews from 2001 with actor Alexei Kravchenko and production designer Viktor Petrov; How ‘Come and See’ Was Filmed, a 1985 short film featuring interviews with Elem Klimov, Kravchenko, and writer Ales Adamovich; Theatrical rerelease trailer. Plus an illustrated insert booklet with essays by critic Mark Le Fanu and poet Valzhyna Mort.