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Director:
Dziga Vertov
Writer:
Dziga Vertov (writer)
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Release Date:
12 May 1929 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A cameraman travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness. full summary | add synopsis
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Pure Magic more (66 total)

Cast

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Mikhail Kaufman ... The cameraman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Человек с Киноаппаратом (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Living Russia, or The Man with a Camera (USA)
Man with a Movie Camera (International: English title)
The Man with a Movie Camera
The Man with the Movie Camera
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Runtime:
68 min
Country:
Soviet Union
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Filming Locations:
Kiev, Ukraine more
Company:
VUFKU more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The British electronic/jazz outfit "The Cinematic Orchestra" created a soundtrack for this movie, released in 2003 as the "Man With a Movie Camera" album and played live at film festivals over the world. more
Movie Connections:
References Prodannyy appetit (1928) more

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21 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Pure Magic, 6 August 1999
Author: Dr.Mike from Chicago, IL

The DVD of Man with a Movie Camera has a wonderful modern music score that is based on the director's notes. Experiencing the music along with the visuals makes for one of the best films ever. The idea of a film being made of a film about reality points out that we can only be shown reality but never quite get into it with film. The scenes of everyday life are wonderful...they show a city alive with hope and vigor. The editing is of course excellent and places images, such as trains and people moving and machines functioning, next to each other to create a greater impression on the viewer. Hey, that's montage! Seriously, it is a great experience and one that makes hope live for film. Maybe one day American filmmakers, with all their technology and money, can make something as vibrant and relevant as this.

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