most disturbing scene
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vascoa-1 — 18 years ago(February 22, 2008 08:01 PM)
The woman that got out of the church and which her kid was thrown back inside the church. (well that scene is bad enough, the way the german throws that kid, hope there was someone there to catch him)
the most disturbing scene was her being forced inside a truck full of soldiers, she later reapers with blood coming down her legs.
between that and burning to death or dying due to a graneda explosion, I thing staying in the church would be the best of the worst solutions available..
And of course, the cow lol.. while it dies -
impalor-2 — 18 years ago(March 03, 2008 11:48 PM)
When Glasha (well I think its Glasha) stumbles toward Florya with the whistle in her mouth with blood running down her legs
When Glasha and Florya are running and Glasha looks back to see the dead bodies
When Glasha dances on the suit case thingy
After the slaughter, when Florya finds that woman that was eating lobster, or whatever it was, dying
When Glasha and Florya are making their way across the swamp, and after when Glasha screams at Florya with the "noise" making it hard to hear her
Oh and when the artillery hits, when Glasha and Florya are in the forest, again, with the "noise"
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cib3 — 17 years ago(April 11, 2008 10:55 AM)
I`d have to say the scene where the Germans burn the barn was the most disturbing, especially when you see the barn doors shaking. That said I had to laugh at the German who dropped the grenade and nearly killed a few of his guys, shame he managed to pick it up and throw it in time.
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FurMint — 17 years ago(April 28, 2008 05:24 PM)
Yes, the people desperately trying to knock down the door was a very hard hitting scene, but I also had a hard time getting rid of the noise in my head of the screaming from within the barn when the soldiers were throwing in grenades.
Also, the facial expressions and the wordless interactions between Floria and the girl (forgot the name) in the village when he's trying to find his family.
This is not the angle of the dangle!! This is not the angle of the dangle!!!! -
Painbow — 17 years ago(May 16, 2008 02:25 PM)
I actually thought the most disturbing scene was the Hitler scarecrow..it seemed to represent the Russian peoples total obsession, addiction, dependence and hatred for the brutality that had befallen them..and in a comical cartoony way.which made it all the more disturbing
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vadimo1 — 17 years ago(May 24, 2008 04:42 AM)
i must add that watching interview with Elem Klimov, he said that there was so much more he could add to the film but it would of made it impossibly painful to watch.
He red book which was compiled by 3 men who went Belarus villages to interview people who survived the war and witnessed cruelty and brutality of German solders. -
sleepingbag — 17 years ago(May 26, 2008 06:38 PM)
I just watched this today; very intense movie. I agree with previous posters that the part when Florya and Glasha were running and she's turns to see all the villagers dead behind the houses probably the most disturbing part. Also when the boy talks to his father after the Nazis nearly burned him to a crisp.
"Sheds are bourgeois crap." -
lionbarcrunch — 17 years ago(May 27, 2008 06:39 AM)
I think the disturbance of this scene is made my two factors:
- The element of surprize and unprediction. If Glascha didn't turn when running after Florya, we probably wouldn't see it. So suddenly, you see this really disturning and unsettling scene. You weren't prepared (In others scenes like the one where village peasants were forced into the barn and incinerated, you could predict what was going to happen).
- The fact that this scene remains obscure. You only see a short glimpse of it (Florya didn't even see it), so it's up to you imagine the cruelty behind it. How the village peasants were forced behind the house, how they were killed etc.
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thewubbelupagus — 17 years ago(May 28, 2008 01:17 AM)
The burning village scene is just brutal in its complete over-the-topness. The viewer is assulted with a crazed barrage of sensory input from snarling, barking dogs,engines roaring; laughing, shouting, weird polka music, breaking glass, explosions, gunshots, screaming, crackling flames, and a fire you can see from space.
Also, I think one of the most disturbing things about this film is the kid's face. He just looks so completely and totally insane and physically sick with terror. And of course, the constant bizzare staring shots make the most of it.