World Cinema

After a couple of days buggering about – we’re now back on track with some slightly more serious, insightful posts.

Our next subject is going to be world cinema. So, get ready to stroke your chin, light up your French cigarettes and don your velvet jackets, as we review and share with you, some of our favourite films from around the world.

The first film we’ll look at is a war movie like no other: ‘Come and See’.

‘Come and See’ would be better described as an ordeal rather than a piece of entertainment. It’s the only film ever made that really captures the true horror of war.

Respected film reviewer Tim Lott wrote “It makes Apocalypse Now look positively lightweight’.

The entire film is seen through the eyes of a young boy who witness the horror that took place during the Nazi occupation of Belarussian SSR. It’s rumoured that the boy actor was actually hypnotised for the final scenes to give him his terrified expression.

While this is debateable, the power of this film is not.