Welcome, or No Trespassing

Crazy to think this was made by the director of Come and See. It's a children's film through and through, though thankfully it's at least conscious of its adult audience and layers hijinx with a bit of emotional gravitas and a hint of commentary on the Soviet regime. I enjoyed it and I can see why it could be special if you grew up with it, but it didn't do much for me.

Guys! Guys! ..........I think it's a metaphor for communism.

So many fun gags and a lot of nice visual innovation. It's so nice and light you can hardly believe it came from the man who 20 years later gave us COME AND SEE.

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enjoyable, if a bit aimless

When Klimov is behind the camera it's the only time I watch a movie in 4:3 and don't feel like parts of the film are missing on the right and left. He is a virtuoso of framing, and here it strikes me that framing in 4:3 is predicated upon different geometry than anamorphic widescreen. Instead of three vertical rectangles side by side, you're working with a psuedo-square, so that the ways by which you could use symmetry are exponentially expanded.

Delightful. Surprisingly well-shot for a children movie. But is the final scene a reference to Ivan's Childhood?

I mean... it's sweet, but the humor is a little... much.

Such a sweet little comedy