Come and See

“Come and See. This one– this movie is devastating. Very different from Love & Basketball. And it’s one of those films that for me talks about the actual human impact of war. It’s not bombastic, it’s not patriotic, it’s not jingoistic. It’s literally about what happens to the soul, to the heart, to the mind.”

“Oh and Come and See. Yeah, holy... This is something. This is probably the craziest movie I've ever seen in my life. A knockout.”

“The next one I would pick out is Come and See. Come and See directed by Elem Klimov is I think the best anti-war film ever made. What I can tell you about Come and See is that the shoot took about a year and they stopped when it was time to evaluate. I think rethink. They would stop for a few weeks and think. When I heard this I thought luxury. The possibility of actually reflecting on what you're doing while you're shooting rather than being in this kind of mad sprint.”

“With a movie, with the visionary, Come and See. It's not a proper translation I think, the proper one is 'Look and Realize what you just have seen,' but the film is great.”

“This is one of the most intense war movies, World War II. Come and See. Beautiful artwork, by the way, Criterion. You’re capturing just the horror that exists in this war, of the Germans just plowing through these peasant villages. It’s so intense and so brilliant. And again, great art.”

“Come and See, one of our favorites. We had the pleasure of talking with the cinematographer for the podcast and it was amazing how they made the movie. It's an interesting film because some points the main character, this kid, is looking straight at the lens and other times it feels like a documentary filming the horrors of the Nazi regime.”