Chelovek s kino-apparatom (Man With a Movie Camera) a.k.a. "Um Homem com uma Câmera" (1929, Dir. by Dziga Vertov) VIDEO (ISO)

Two versions of Dziga Vertov's fascinating montage of life in Moscow are included on this tape. The first is the original silent version, with music by the Alloy Orchestra. The second version includes a commentary by Yuri Tsivian, Russian silent cinema historian. Vertov makes innovative early use of dissolves, split screen, slow motion and freeze frames in this fascinating document of life in Twenties Russia. amazon

 Synopsis :
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 words in the film (neither voice-over nor titles), just dazzling imagery, kinetically edited - as a celebration of the modern city with a marked emphasis on its buildings and machinery. The Image Entertainment DVD edition of the film offers a musical score composed from notes left by the director, which adds greatly to the impact of the film. Tom Wiener
Title : Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Original Title :  Chelovek s kino-apparatom
Directed : Dziga Vertov  
Duration : 68 min.
Subtitles : English, Spanish, Germany, Portuguese
Countries : Russia