Living Russia, or The Man with a Camera Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 893 this week

Living Russia, or The Man with a Camera (1929)
Chelovek s kino-apparatom (original title)

68 min  -  Documentary  -   12 May 1929 (USA)
8.3
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 8.3/10 from 7,251 users  
Reviews: 78 user | 46 critic

A cameraman travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

Director:

Dziga Vertov

Writer:

Dziga Vertov (scenario)

Stars:

Mikhail Kaufman
 Loading+Watchlist
View Watchlist »
New List »
14 photos | 4 videos | 5 news articles | full cast and crew »

Watch now

Amazon Instant Video »
Buy it from Amazon »

Quick Links:

Related News

Roger Ebert Says Online Blizzard Video Deserves Oscar (video)
30 December 2010 10:48 AM, PST | The Wrap
“Idiot With A Tripod”
29 December 2010 4:27 PM, PST | Filmmaker Magazine
Roger Ebert thinks this short film of the NYC blizzard should win an Oscar
29 December 2010 4:00 AM, PST | Nerve
See all 5 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of title
The 500 greatest films in the history
a list of 500 titles by Igor Balashov created 06 Jan 2011
 
image of title
CUT TO: FILM
a list of 1,253 titles by droptoonswatchacid created 9 months ago
 
image of title
my top 250 best movie of all time
a list of 250 titles by egi david perdana created 7 months ago
 
image of title
Top 100 of Each Decade
a list of 919 titles by JohnnyGray created 09 Oct 2010
 
image of title
1920's
a list of 40 titles by howardj13 created 4 months ago
 
See all 562 related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Credited cast:
Mikhail Kaufman Mikhail Kaufman ...
The cameraman
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

This playful film is at once a documentary of a day in the life of the Soviet Union, a documentary of the filming of said documentary, and a depiction of an audience watching the film. Even the editing of the film is documented. We often see the cameraman who is purportedly making the film, but we rarely, if ever, see any of the footage he seems to be in the act of shooting! Written by George S. Davis  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Urban Life | Volleyball | Trolley | Nude Sunbathing | Iris Shot  | See more »

Genres:

Documentary

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Человек с Киноаппаратом See more »

Filming Locations:

Kiev, Ukraine See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

VUFKU See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film anticipates many of the techniques used 50 years later in Koyaanisqatsi. See more »

Crazy Credits

At the beginning there is a long explanation of what this film is about
and that it is of experimental origin. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Hungerford: Symphony of a London Bridge (2009) See more »