Come And See - 1985 USSR d: Elem Klimov
Considering that I generally "don't like war films" it's curious that at least three of the films I consider amongst the few very best ever made are indeed war films.
This is one of those films. A stark and distressing magnum opus so powerful that its director never made another film as he didn't think he could do anything else.
It is expertly made - a symphony of Steadicam - and looks quite spectacular if not always pleasant. The lead performance from Aleksei Kravchenko as Flyora is amongst the best ever to feature in cinema. So riveting is it that you do not feel its length, it takes you to another emotional plane, one where running time means nothing. It is a truly transcendent piece.
Desperately needs a Blu-ray release.
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