Kingo Gondo wrote:
> Come and See has two of the most disturbing scenes ever filmed. The one is
> reveled without any fanfare or on-screen violence, sort of like when Dith
> Pran suddenly realizes he is in a mass grave in The Killing Fields. The
> other is pure brutality.
Sounds interesting, also has very high rating at imdb. Found a healthy
torrent too.
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> I've never seen Rukajärven tie or Tuntematon sotilas, thanks for pointing
> them out. I am afraid to say I have a Finn film deficiency!
>
>
Both are about WWII when Finland fought against Russia.
I'd recommend the latter one first, the humour etc might not be that
accessible to a foreign viewer in "Tuntematon Sotilas"...although it's
very much loved by Finns.
"Rukajärven tie" surprised me how good it was, felt very authentic and
even artful filming. Be forwarned that it may be a bit slow at times as
the story is rather straightforward for a 2 hour film...but I thought it
was very well filmed and had a rare classy depiction of war, or the men
in the war. Also, it's very closely based on actual true events, even
the unbelievable soldier in the river part...
And of course Irina Björklund is a beauty. |