Come And See

I'm not convinced by that final montage? I like that those are literally the only shots the kid fires but the partisans walking into the forest and us finally losing sight of his face would have been a powerful enough ending on its own.

The stork. I can't stop thinking about the stork (maybe to protect myself from the scenes in Khatyn).

who has seen klimovs rasputin film 'agoniya'?

I did, on the big screen. I had to move seats because a presumably-Russian older couple nearby kept chortling at scenes that were not apparently funny, and muttering to each other in between. Certainly not as striking a film as Come and See.

I saw this in the theater - last year, I think - in a revival. It’s the first and last time I’ll see it. Quite bracing.

I saw this back when it was first released. My Russian professor also saw it and was appalled. She said the title was appropriate, it reminded her of young boys torturing an animal and telling her, "Come and see," knowing that she would be disgusted and upset.

it's on the mosfilm YouTube site btw