LostInSpace Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 I was scanning the cable channels and came upon the CUNY channel which I usually watch on tuesdays for the science programing. The program tonight was City Cinematheque and they were airing a Russian movie called COME and SEE made in 1985. Wow what a movie. At first I was just going to just go past it but as I started watching it I found myself unable to turn it off. This movie is equal too if not better than Schindler's list or The Pianist. In fact, I feel it has a definite Kubrick feel to it. What even added more to that movie experience was the think tank dicussion they had after the movie. Any one who gets a chance I highly recommend watching this movie. CUNY Foreign Films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 yeah IIRC Russian film makers were early inovators in the 1920-30's with stuff like juxtapositioning and other out of camera editing. Of course the motivation back then was more to convert the commoner to a revolutionary than to entertain, but alot can be learned from the Rissians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostInSpace Posted December 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Eclipse: yeah IIRC Russian film makers were early inovators in the 1920-30's with stuff like juxtapositioning and other out of camera editing. Of course the motivation back then was more to convert the commoner to a revolutionary than to entertain, but alot can be learned from the Rissians. Agree. And you weren't considered a true film maker in Russian until you made a movie about a war namely WWII. And this one just blew my socks off and it's not even a propaganda movie. How the director got away with this movie in Russia deserves an award just for that. From the think tank about the movie I did learn where the title came from. The bible the part of the apocalypse where the four riders are quoted as saying "Come and Behold". Very fitting for this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Have you heard about Pavel Klushantsev? He's a true pioneer of sci-fi movies. His movie "Road To The Stars" has been an inspiration for Kubrick in making of "2001 Space Odyssey". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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