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RUSSIA · 1929

Man with a Movie Camera

Dziga Vertov
Soviet Poetic Cinema urban documentary cinema verité Soviet modernism industrial labor everyday life
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Synopsis

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

Year1929
CountryRussia
DirectorDziga Vertov
MovementSoviet Poetic Cinema
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