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Come and See and it's sibling The Ascent. Tough to watch but essential.
The White Tiger. It's a weirder and mostly metaphorical WW2 movie about the incomplete defeat of fascism and how it's bound to return. Hits harder and harder every year that goes by. ;_;
Stalker and Solaris by Tarkovsky.
Apocalypse Now
Scarface
Animated stuff: The End of Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Akira
Banger after banger right here. Currently watching Stalker for the first time now and I'm loving it (Will likely read the book too). Solaris is right after
I rewatched Stalker with my partner recently. Absolute masterpiece from the cinematography to the acting to the themes. The kind of movie that leaves you excitedly discussing it instead of going to sleep afterwards like responsible adults who need to work in the morning.
Ivan's Childhood is another good one by Tarkovsky. Not as high on my banger list as Stalker but stuck with me all the same.
Also urging everyone to not sleep on The Ascent. It's less of a war movie and more of a psychological drama and biblical parable set during the fascist occupation of the Byelorussian Soviet Republic. Director Larisa Shepitko was married to Elem Klimov who later went on to make the more famous Come and See and the influence is palpable. Her death in a car accident while scouting out sites for her next movie was a tragedy and a great loss for Soviet cinema.
I'll add it to my watch list! I'm currently at the meat mincer part and it has me glued to the screen. The long takes are amazing to just make you stop and think, reason with what is happening, and they really show the emotions on the characters.
Stalker is great. The transition into color from b&w is breathtaking!