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Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
Directed by Dziga Vertov
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A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
Rated NR | Length 68 minutes
Actors
Mikhail Kaufman | Elizaveta Svilova
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/23/2025 | TV | Streaming | TV | 8 stars |
| 06/16/2020 | TV | Streaming | TV | 8.5 stars |
| (Average) 8.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
A fascinating experimental film. Vertov felt that film should be its own art form, uniquely different from stage plays and novels. So, he set about documenting day-to-day life, experimenting with camera techniques: double exposures, time lapses, attaching the camera to trains, etc.
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