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Loading... Man with a Movie Camera [1929 film]by Dziga Vertov
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"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 (IMDB) No library descriptions found. |
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It does something. I don't know what it does, but simply recognizing that something's happening is pretty interesting. I'm not convinced that Vertov succeeded in what he set out to do - but if his ideas had caught on with other filmmakers, I might feel differently about that. It's hard to judge after only watching it once. I'm really in no hurry to watch it again, though.
Most shots only last a couple seconds, which would be normal. But in this case, where the lack of narrative context means you don't know what you're going to be looking at until after you've seen it, that speed means you never have a chance to blink without missing something. It's actually a physical challenge to watch this movie.
Concept: A
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: n/a
Music: C
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 2.3/4 (