Chelovek s kino-apparatom (Man with a Movie Camera) (1929)
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Soviet director Dziga Vertov's experimental film grew out of his belief, shared by his editor, Elizaveta Svilova (who was also his wife), and his cinematographer, Mikhail Kaufman (also his brother), that the true goal of cinema should be to present life as it is lived. To that end, the filmmakers offer a day-in-the-life portrait of a city from dawn until dusk, though they actually shot their footage in several cities, including Moscow, Kiev, and Odessa. After an opening statement, there are no
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May 12, 1929 Limited
May 13, 2003
Amkino Corporation
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A truly radical and liberating work.
Top CriticIt becomes quite tedious and the hour that it lasts seems at least an hour and a half.
The film remains a fascinating souvenir, though its flourishes are now fairly familiar.
The film's energy is a key aspect of its optimism, a dawn to dusk challenge to show us a day in the life of a Soviet urban dweller
One of the towering masterpieces of Soviet cinema. As much of a joy it is to watch, it is sad to think that the director was effectively silenced as soon as Stalin made "Socialist Realism" mandatory.
An odd curio that remains quaint.
Announced to be an experiment in creating a "truly international language of cinema" it is an early example of self referential filmmaking
It's one of the most amazing, beautiful, complicated and ground-breaking films ever made, and yet it doesn't seem to have ever earned the respect it deserves.
Man with a Movie Camera is like a wordless anthem for all cinephiles, directly targeting that je ne sais quoi that makes cinema so powerful.
It's a startlingly avant-garde cross-examination of modern life, as well as a lesson in the power of filmmaking and an autopsy of its methods.
This belongs on the essential list
Anyone interested in cinema must see this.
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Foreign Titles
- Der Mann mit der Kamera (DE)
- The Man with a Movie Camera (Chelovek s kino-apparatom) (UK)
