Mikhail Kalatozov directs Tatyana Samojlova, Aleksey Batalov and Vasili Merkuryev in this USSR drama following the plight of a young woman left on the homefront when her lover goes off to fight in WWII.
A black and white Soviet classic. My alarm bells rang that I would be eating my greens with this one. Turns out I’m a cynic. A beautiful boundary pushing work of cinema. You are absolutely in each character’s headspace. Their hopes and fears and sadness and desires. Every frame of this is truly is astoundingly beautiful. Architecture and humanity and society all in unison, then in violent disarray. And there are crowd scenes and panning shot sequences of vibrant, overwhelming movement that are very affecting. Just a great drama movie!
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Perfect Double Bill: Come And See (1985)
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I’ve added this to the watch list. Thanks for the recommendation. I watched Ivan’s Childhood recently and that was a powerful and poetic watch too.
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