Russian with English subtitles. [5] At the same time "the mise-en-scène is fragmentary and disjointed: there are discontinuities between shots as characters appear in close up and then disappear off camera." Kosach then forces most of the collaborators to douse the Germans with a can of petrol brought there by Flyora but the disgusted crowd shoots them all before they can be set on fire. [43], According to Klimov, the film was so shocking for audiences, however, that ambulances were sometimes called in to take away particularly impressionable viewers, both in the Soviet Union and abroad. The action takes place on the territory of Belarus in 1943. Jan 12, 2021 - If we fail to take seriously what the Bible has to say about who we are and about the nature of the world we live in; and If we ignore the sin inside us, we won't seek the forgiving, rescuing, protecting, transforming and delivering grace that is our only hope.This world is terribly broken, we find ourselves regularly disappointed. When the partisans are ready to move on, an old partisan says that he wants to stay behind because his boots are falling apart. The events with the people, the peasants, actually happened as shown in the film. A product of the glasnost era, Come and See is far from a patriotic memorial of Russia's hard-won victory. [citation needed] The Soviet marching song "The Sacred War",[23] German folk song Im Wald im grünen Walde[citation needed] and Russian folk song "Korobeiniki" (lit. "Klimov employs a range of techniques that draws attention to the camera. By the end of their own viewing, any audience ought to be shocked enough to pick up a rifle themselves and vengefully join the home army setting out to fight the Great Patriotic War - a necessarily stalwart response without limit of participation, symbolised by the director who tracks a camera through the dense forest before finally rejoining a column of soldiers heading to the front. I decided that the central role of the village lad Flyora would not be played by a professional actor, who upon immersion into a difficult role could have protected himself psychologically with his accumulated acting experience, technique and skill. With haunting imagery, this stark testimonial to the madness and grief of war recounts the nightmarish journeys of an adolescent boy during the Nazi occupation of Byelorussia. [62], At a few key points in the film classical music from mainly German or Austrian composers are used, such as, The same biblical quote is at the center of the film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "Atrocity exhibition: is Come and See Russia's greatest ever war film? If you feel, like I do, that any real war film should succeed in conveying the power and pity of it all, then Come And See is an absolute go and watch. The film mixes hyper-realism with an underlying surrealism, and philosophical existentialism with poetical, psychological, political and apocalyptic themes. Klimov had to fight eight years of censorship from the Soviet authorities before he could be allowed to produce … So much so, we wonder for a brief while if the youngsters really know what is going on. Printer Friendly . Directed by Elem Klimov. The partisan commander, Kosach, orders the old man to swap boots with Flyora and for Flyora to remain behind at the camp. The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror. [13], For eight years,[10] filming could not begin because the State Committee for Cinematography (Goskino) would not accept the screenplay, considering it too realistic, calling it propaganda for the "aesthetics of dirtiness" and "naturalism". [5][10][12] The management had to be given something topical. The Christian Web site from Nazareth The only change became the name of the film itself, which was changed to Come and See from the original title, Kill Hitler[15][11] (Elem Klimov also says this in the 2006 UK DVD release). He and his son set out to find it. . View production, box office, & company info. However, as they escape across an open field, Rubezh and the cow are shot and killed by a German machine gun. He says to them, Come and see. "[46] In the same publication in 2009, Elliott Stein described Come and See as "a startling mixture of lyrical poeticism and expressionist nightmare. Brief reflections on the week’s Scripture readings . But they don't know about Belorussia. [9], In 2017, the film received an official restoration overseen by Karen Shakhnazarov. Rubezh takes Flyora and two other men to find food at a nearby warehouse, only to find it being guarded by German troops. I told this to my screenplay coauthor, the writer Ales Adamovich. Even the language spoken in the film is Belarusian. Provisions as We Become A New Christian. A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes. Thank you, Working Preacher. It won the Venice Classics Award for Best Restored Film, and was also shown in several European independent cinemas again. [19] Klimov and his cameraman Rodionov employed naturalistic colours, widescreen and lots of Steadicam shots; the film is full of extreme close-ups of faces, does not flinch from the unpleasant details of burnt flesh and bloodied corpses, and the guns were often loaded with live ammunition as opposed to blanks. But he remembers the very hour. ", "Come and See [Russian: Idi i smotri] (1985) (pp. [11] Flyora rushes to rejoin his comrades, and they march through the birch woods as snow blankets the ground. This is something we must leave after us. One of the boys, Flyora, finds an SVT-40 rifle, though both of them are seen by an Fw 189 flying overhead. Crime. If we see a crowd of people gathering around something, we want to know what’s going on. The director has elicited an excellent performance from his central actor Kravchenko". I had been reading and rereading the book I Am from the Fiery Village, which consisted of the first-hand accounts of people who miraculously survived the horrors of the fascist genocide in Belorussia. In 2001 Daneet Steffens of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Klimov alternates the horrors of war with occasional fairy tale-like images; together they imbue the film with an unapologetically disturbing quality that persists long after the credits roll. 1) If you are a Christian but have fallen away. A fantasy, I believe, and not Florya's, who has probably never heard such music. While some of the captured men including the commander plead for their lives and deflect blame, a young fanatical officer is unapologetic and vows they will carry out their mission. The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev. Flyora and Glasha travel to his village, only to find his home deserted and covered in flies. COME AND SEE is a three part audio project designed to transport listeners to the time of Jesus and allow them to feel like they are very much in the middle of each scene, witnessing the events firsthand.Every recorded saying and every recorded deed of Jesus in the four gospels are part of the story while creating an overarching narrative that provides the historical and cultural context. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. "[48] British magazine The Word wrote that "Come and See is widely regarded as the finest war film ever made, though possibly not by Great Escape fans. John 1:39; 4:29. [31][32][33], In 2001 the film was released on DVD in the United States by Kino Lorber. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Summaries. The original Belarusian title of the film derives from Chapter 6 of the Book of Revelation, where in the first, third, fifth, and seventh verse is written "ідзі і глядзі"[26] (English: "Come and see", Greek: Ἐρχου καὶ ἴδε, Erchou kai ide)[27] as an invitation to look upon the destruction caused by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. In one of the most disturbing scenes out of a film full of them, Glasha's reaction to off-screen smells and sights is profoundly blithe and unsettling. The Samaritan woman at the well invited others in her town to "come and see the man who told me everything I have done" in 4:29. As effectively anti-war as movies can be, Come and See is a harrowing odyssey through the worst that humanity is capable of, directed with bravura intensity by Elem Klimov. After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II. Intermission Ep. Come and See —adapted by Klimov, with Ales Adamovich, from the 1978 book I Am from the Fiery Village —is a war narrative about a teenage boy, Flyora (Aleksey Kravchenko), who digs a … "Elsewhere ... the moment of revelation is marked by a disorienting zoom-in/dolly-out shot". If you wish to purchase access to these resources please use our Order Form.. According to the director's recollections, work on the film began in 1977: The 40th anniversary of the Great Victory was approaching. Flyora tries to warn the townsfolk as they are being herded to their deaths, but is forced to join them inside a wooden church. I must not describe the famous sequence at the end. This was Klimov's last film for, as he said afterwards "I lost interest in making films. . [8] Alongside this, the death of his wife Larisa Shepitko, also a filmmaker, in 1979 forced him to first complete the work she began on what was to be her next film, Farewell; it would finally be released in 1983. See how many you recognize now that they're grown up. In the center of the story is a Belarusian boy, who witnesses the horrors of the Nazi punitive action, turning from a cheerful teenager into a gray-haired old man for two days. It lasted over nine months and during the course of the action the young cast were called upon to perform some unpleasant tasks including, at one point, wading up to their necks through a freezing swamp. Klimov's shorter Larissa (1980) is a remorseful elegy to his late wife. 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. The bit of actual death-camp corpse footage that Klimov uses is doubly disturbing in that it retrospectively diminishes the care with which he orchestrates the town's destruction. Come & See identifies the church as the most meaningful entity on the earth today–one who is not resigned to failure or malaise merely because "many churches are doing it wrong". 13 talking about this. Access to the resources on this site is password protected. Peter-Patrick76 (peter-patrick@mail.com). "[4], Klimov did not make any more films after Come and See,[61] leading some critics to speculate as to why. Directed by Elem Klimov • 1985 • Soviet Union This legendary film from Soviet director Elem Klimov is a senses-shattering plunge into the dehumanizing horrors of war. We know not where. In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. "[18], Come and See was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. tomorrow at noon, Look and Live.. And then on Friday, the last day, Good Friday, we are going to speak about The Open Door into Heaven, and what it is like to enter in.. During their retreat, the group unknowingly wanders through a minefield resulting in the deaths of the two companions. [10][16] Also according to Klimov, during one of the after-the-film discussions, an elderly German stood up and said: "I was a soldier of the Wehrmacht; moreover, an officer of the Wehrmacht. [It] doesn't have any professional actors. And later, the drunk men surrounded them with sheepdogs and let the dogs tear the children to pieces. [11] "I realized I had to inject him with content which he did not possess," "This is an age when a boy does not know what true hatred is, what true love is." For the most part, he prefers to show the Gorgon as reflected in Perseus's shield. We’ve all seen a little or a lot of war horror atrocity footage, much of it filmed by the war criminals themselves. [22][24] At the end, during the photographic montage, music by Richard Wagner is used, most notably the Ride from Die Walküre[22] and the Tannhäuser Overture. It certainly does not make for relaxing viewing, although those who see it often say it remains with them for years after. This is one of those movies that once you see it it will haunt you forever, so I will definitely say be warned. As the partisans leave, Flyora notices a framed portrait of Adolf Hitler in a puddle and proceeds to shoot it numerous times. Flyora grins and makes faces at his … 4-3-96 12:00 p.m. . 61-63)", "FILM; They Prized Social, Not Socialist, Reality", "This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks", "Біблія, Адкрыцьцё, Кіраўнік 6. I understood that this would be a very brutal film and that it was unlikely that people would be able to watch it. But he replied: "Let them not watch it, then. [citation needed] During the scene where Glasha dances, the background music is some fragments of Mary Dixon's song from Grigori Aleksandrov's 1936 film Circus. As evidence of war, and as a plea for peace. Graham has had no formal music training, so his approach to the emotional language of his music tends to be intuitive and absorbed from his musical experience. It pretends to roll back history. His fresh face grows perceptibly more haggard as the film progresses, frequently staring straight back at the camera, as if challenging the viewer to keep watching; or while holding his numbed head, apparently close to mental collapse. Andrew was one of those two followers of John who heard John speak and went after Jesus. For instance during their return to the village, there is some doubt as to if Floyra is yet, or will be ever, able to fully acknowledge the nature of surrounding events. Fortunately, with Aleksei Kravchenko, who played Flyora and who later became a good actor, everything went smoothly. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him. [citation needed], At the end of the film, the partisans walk through a winter woodland to the sound of Mozart's Lacrimosa before the camera tilts towards the sky and the ending credits appear. That evening Rubezh and Flyora sneak up to an occupied village and manage to steal a cow from a collaborating farmer. "[55] It ranked 154 among critics, and 30 among directors, in the 2012 Sight & Sound polls of the greatest films ever made. "[45], In 2001, J. Hoberman of The Village Voice reviewed Come and See, writing the following: "Directed for baroque intensity, Come and See is a robust art film with aspirations to the visionary – not so much graphic as leisurely literal-minded in its representation of mass murder. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? CONCLUSION: [ end of this come and see sermon ] 1. Come and See (1985) Plot. Come and See does not seek to emulate that footage; I don’t remember shots of mangled or burned corpses. And at the same time, we had to protect him from the stresses so that he wasn't left in the loony bin after filming was over, but was returned to his mother alive and healthy. 'Come and See' is an invitation for its youthful protagonist to arm up and investigate the war, but also one for the audience to tread a similarly terrible path, witnessing with vivid immediacy the Belorussion holocaust at close hand. Watch Jeff Cavins' Endorsement of Mauro as a Bible Timeline teacher for the UK. By the end Florya is isolated from humanity, technically as well as mentally, by a striking shot that excludes the middle foreground. [7] Klimov had to fight eight years of censorship from the Soviet authorities before he could be allowed to produce the film in its entirety.[8][9]. Jesus said, `Come and see.' They went and saw the place where Jesus was staying. Please support the mission of the Dominican Friars. This FAQ is empty. The next day two partisans arrive at Flyora's house, to conscript him. If you have purchased access to a specific part of the website but would now like to gain access to other resources please send through a new Order Form or Contact us. Klimov's camera ranges through and around the atrocities, although one doubts that a steady cam was available. We can accept it if we want, but it changes nothing. Come & See! And I decided to make a film about this tragedy. Puddle and proceeds to shoot it numerous times See was shot only on Belarusian soil by a disorienting zoom-in/dolly-out ''. The massacre of the glasnost era, Come and See ” is about what happens when a young ’. 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