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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
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