‘Come & See’ is widely regarded as the greatest war film of all time AFAIK. The story of its production (including the flagrant disregard for the health and safety of the crew and various farm animals) is legendary. WRT portrayal of the Germans/Russians… it is (at least partially) propagandistic, produced as it was to mark the 40th anniversary of the Soviet victory, but that said, the brutality of the German’s on the Eastern front cannot be exaggerated.
Glad to see a positive review of it, especially after the awful treatment you doled out to Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Having said that, I’m not a huge fan of WWII films either… and while I do watch a lot of non-Anglophone cinema, Come and See’s rep as “the greatest film of all time” seems to have passed me by. Though I will admit, it’s a deserving candidate.
Point taken on the depiction of Russians and Germans.