special event: come and see february 2 - 8, 2001

see information about our box office sales here. COME AND SEE / IDI I SMOTRI Elem Klimov, Soviet Union, 1984; 140m Fri Feb 2: 1, 3:45, 6:30 & 9:15 Sat Feb 3: 4, 6:45 & 9:30 Sun Feb 4: 4 & 6:45 Tue Feb 6: 3, 6 & 8:45 Wed Feb 7: 3, 6 & 8:45 Thurs Feb 8: 1 & 4 Brand-new 35mm print!!! A genuinely horrifying portrait of war, Elem Klimov’s Glasnost-era COME AND SEE depicts a teenage boy’s experiences during the destruction of his Byelorussian village, one of over 600 levelled by the Nazis during their 1942 invasion. Based on an account by writer Ales Adamovich (also the film’s screenwriter), COME AND SEE is less a narrative than a dreamlike arrangement of haunting visions.

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Klimov’s impressionistic treatment of events is heightened by the cacophonous soundtrack, which mixes Mozart with gunfire, screaming, and an incessant post-explosion ringing. But the real terror is in the characters’ faces as the camera lets reactions and glances carry the weight of the story in extended close-ups. Merciless in its representation of genocide, COME AND SEE is a mesmerizing portrayal of humanity’s darker side. "Klimov’s masterly work is unmistakably among the more harrowing films ever made in the genre and has no rival as the most apocalyptic work of postwar Soviet cinema." – Elliot Stein "What I saw will stay with me forever. It is a masterpiece not only of filmmaking but of humanity itself." – Sean Penn "The best war movie I’ve ever seen." – J. G. Ballard