The Man With a Movie Camera (1929)

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

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Genres: Documentary, Music

AKA: Chelovek s kino-apparatom

Country: Soviet Union

Directed By: Dziga Vertov

Written By: Dziga Vertov

Starring: Mikhail Kaufman

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Date	User	Rating
Apr 21	TomLeazak	80 _0%
Apr 20	berkemaranko	85 _92%
Apr 15	leftyandsoft	95 _93%
Apr 10	akali_	75 _55%
Apr 07	MessiahTool	10 _0%
Apr 04	coldesser	90 _0%
Apr 01	dogeatmoon	80 _77%
Great for what it is.
Mar 29	lostcinema	80 _89%
Mar 25	pisha	8 _96%
Mar 24	Drops	100 _92%
Mar 11	firatturhan	78 _41%
Mar 04	aybalasimsek	89 _77%
Mar 04	Somnambula	70 _86%
Mar 02	GieSTheThird	76 _87%
Feb 27	hokusai	8 _84%
Feb 25	Ghostmercury	95 _91%
Feb 19	dhewett02	9 _93%
Feb 17	InnokentiyBu	3 _2%
Feb 05	AD101192!	70 _56%
Feb 03	cyber_turnip	70 _72%
Feb 02	AssafKintzer	100 _60%
Jan 25	SPM_Liam	90 _93%
Jan 11	dhewett01	50 _87%
Jan 10	budinjm	80 _81%
Jan 04	Alcofribas	95 _96%
Jan 04	Grahamb	100 _97%
Jan 03	Cheezy Dub	50 _21%
Jan 01	sunny26	10 _83%
Dec 31, 2020	Velvet Crowe	57 _61%
Its use of editing is impressive, but I can't help but roll my eyes at how pretentious the premise is. Yes there is a unique language in cinematography, but I find it hard to care when you spend an hour preaching to the choir. The thing is with cinematography is that it elevates the context of narrative with visual storytelling, whereas here all of these wicked shots are made to say pretty much nothing. I guess It's nice if you like seeing a neat montage, but as a film this is literally nothing.
Dec 29, 2020	Mavoy	85 _82%
Dec 28, 2020	Atoz	75 _90%
Dec 28, 2020	elifsup	90 _0%
Dec 27, 2020	nunobar	95 _94%
Dec 26, 2020	blueandred	4 _91%
Dec 19, 2020	hyporealist	63 _55%
Dec 13, 2020	FSilva	80 _81%
Dec 11, 2020	agirdir	90 _96%
Dec 09, 2020	clayj41	56 _24%
Dec 01, 2020	同志Aris	93 _97%
Nov 27, 2020	Elevory	0 _2%
Nov 22, 2020	zwyk	70 _59%
The camera man as some sort of a character, the attempt to register society, the moments where the subjectivity of the character materializes are very interesting; there are some brilliant edition moments. It's the obvious result of a lot of hard work. Still, I'm not gonna pretend I see how supposedly impressive it is; it has its merits, it's probably very emblematic for what it means for that time, but I personally couldn't really connect that much with the movie.
Nov 21, 2020	napouser	20 _13%
Nov 20, 2020	SLions	95 _88%
Nov 10, 2020	FUPA	70 _59%
Nov 02, 2020	IamTyphoon	81 _69%
Extremely mesmerising, exploring Soviet citizens relationship between their work, pleasure and also masculinity and femininity. The score by The Cinematic Orchestra is absolutely brilliant, just such a fun thing to be listening to while the images of the USSR wash over you.
Oct 29, 2020	FCritikerAdm	39 _49%
Oct 27, 2020	Nikelodeon	85 _92%
Oct 22, 2020	jamienelson	50 _6%
Oct 17, 2020	mixmaxter	90 _82%
a lot of fun and inventive camera shots with excellent accompaniment. the transpositions and camera-man shots in particular are great
Oct 15, 2020	wasnotwhynot	100 _95%
one thing is everything. the aggressive editing, rhythm, and tone of the film suggests an emotional relationship toward hundreds of objects and people being filmed. cold industry is made to feel human. people, industries, cities, technique, they feel part of a chaotic and progressing whole, sharing motions with each other, and so sharing similar emotional depths. invites all of us to participate in art and in film.
Oct 13, 2020	iameren	9 _81%
Oct 09, 2020	yrwuc2b_97	80 _83%
Sep 28, 2020	Opio	80 _90%
Sep 20, 2020	jphoff4	100 _89%
Sep 12, 2020	rospo	70 _75%
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Aug 28, 2020	theloca95	100 _96%
Aug 27, 2020	ZephSilver	70 _73%
Aug 23, 2020	dundjay	95 _98%
Aug 17, 2020	Fulgance	70 _47%
Aug 15, 2020	krayner2814	66 _65%
Aug 15, 2020	ylajali	45 _21%
Aug 14, 2020	cfa ()	100 _94%
Aug 14, 2020	posetitel	80 _85%
Aug 02, 2020	IMDb_rating	84 _97%
Jul 30, 2020	placestogo	81 _94%
80.8.
Jul 25, 2020	hubergl7	80 _0%
Jul 23, 2020	Eggeplante	70 _60%
Jul 22, 2020	mmTzz	80 _86%
Jul 20, 2020	nemo.outis	92 _94%
Jul 18, 2020	mcirish52	80 _35%
Jul 16, 2020	HoneyB	88 _90%
History of every day life. With emphasis on progress.
Jul 15, 2020	pileofzack	92 _85%
Jul 11, 2020	edmola	86 _86%
Jul 11, 2020	CCLZA	100 _99%
Jul 06, 2020	muster07	90 _97%
Jun 28, 2020	n2cfilm	80 _0%
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Jun 18, 2020	Lionel Hutz	76 _76%
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Jun 12, 2020	Memster81	91 _83%
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Jun 04, 2020	mutter	80 _86%
May 29, 2020	bkam	72 _53%
May 28, 2020	riyadist	83 _48%
May 27, 2020	gunduzfeneri	100 _97%
May 26, 2020	UgDemirelce	90 _90%
May 26, 2020	Rob97	99 _93%
May 21, 2020	Omid Ranjbar	81 _97%
May 20, 2020	TheShiznit	78 _99%
May 17, 2020	chengming	70 _62%
Ah yes, the good old days when your demo reel would still make you famous.
May 07, 2020	Bolido	89 _92%
May 05, 2020	darklink64	90 _75%
May 04, 2020	nudgington	34 _2%
Apr 24, 2020	dhewett98	97 _91%
Apr 24, 2020	manwithbeard	96 _96%
Apr 22, 2020	jal90	70 _49%
Apr 20, 2020	cagriozutok	92 _94%
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Apr 06, 2020	GavanRex	88 _43%
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Mar 30, 2020	Amita	80 _82%
Mar 30, 2020	kk3thess	75 _76%
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Mar 26, 2020	cantahta	80 _59%
Mar 25, 2020	farshad.sh.a	90 _99%
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Mar 15, 2020	hsncomert	100 _98%
Mar 15, 2020	trankobuskas	93 _99%
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Mar 08, 2020	erayyildiz	90 _93%
Mar 04, 2020	nospr	83 _88%
Feb 26, 2020	Hyperion+	8 _98%
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Feb 03, 2020	BadCosmonaut	4 _42%
Feb 02, 2020	tammineni ()	90 _89%
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Jan 26, 2020	rebet	100 _0%
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Nov 05, 2019	cagdas	80 _87%
Nov 03, 2019	babil7	100 _96%
Oct 29, 2019	baranc	100 _98%
Oct 23, 2019	flipperrbm	8 _93%
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Oct 04, 2019	Florin92	70 _68%
Oct 02, 2019	Colin19	90 _84%
Sep 27, 2019	Bondy	8 _87%
Sep 13, 2019	Fuentissimo	69 _89%
Surprisingly very entertaining and engaging. A lot of variety and action in the sequences helps to keep up interest.
Sep 13, 2019	mirj	85 _83%
Sep 13, 2019	afontenot	80 _63%
Aug 28, 2019	StuPod	80 _38%
Aug 22, 2019	gurkov	90 _93%
Aug 12, 2019	sandman248	80 _63%
Aug 10, 2019	hotsake	60 _49%
Even though this really isn't my thing I still found it entertaining in short doses. I watch this in 4 parts and still struggled a bit. I fully recognize that this was very innovative and a huge influence on the films that followed.
Aug 09, 2019	bal3x	100 _99%
Aug 04, 2019	danialinho	76 _91%
Aug 04, 2019	goookce	85 _83%
Aug 03, 2019	Nroo	84 _90%
Jul 08, 2019	Numogram	86 _94%
Jul 03, 2019	Ifeelfine	86 _91%
Jul 01, 2019	xombiemonkey	9 _91%
Jun 30, 2019	tinatinas	80 _75%
Jun 27, 2019	mbramhald13	90 _88%
Jun 24, 2019	Mr.Cinema	67 _73%
Jun 08, 2019	Geslimmar	40 _17%
Jun 06, 2019	Nangijala	85 _89%
Jun 06, 2019	Tavarish	99 _98%
Jun 04, 2019	Slowjoe	70 _66%
May 29, 2019	Kentacdiz	90 _95%
May 23, 2019	julesfmb	64 _54%
May 21, 2019	castoffcrown	95 _84%
May 11, 2019	Mirzatory	81 _52%
Apr 28, 2019	josefknecht	90 _98%
Apr 23, 2019	AHALE80	70 _34%
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Apr 02, 2019	elimpe	85 _94%
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Mar 24, 2019	vildanden	80 _86%
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Mar 17, 2019	lucius	80 _86%
Mar 09, 2019	TimeCapsule	49 _38%
It's just another manic Monday...for the swarms of Soviet trolley dodgers in Vertov's experimental documentary. While the film has some interesting cinematography, in addition to the meta nature of it all, the movie, however quickly takes on this b-roll music video feel that makes it really easy to just zone out. Well, that is until some random birth or nudity grabs your attention, and you're reminded it's the arrangement of shots that really matters, so you try to focus, but just zone back out.
Mar 07, 2019	TheBreather	70 _47%
Mar 05, 2019	mate_cosido	99 _99%
Mar 01, 2019	Challe_P	4 _77%
Feb 22, 2019	kayakaya	1 _9%
Feb 20, 2019	Torgils	99 _99%
Feb 11, 2019	M_A	90 _95%
Feb 11, 2019	Bown	85 _76%
Feb 10, 2019	hyrras	73 _56%
Feb 05, 2019	finchereznor	90 _90%
Feb 05, 2019	proometheuss	84 _64%
Feb 04, 2019	tsumanne	100 _99%
Feb 02, 2019	samotarski	95 _96%
Jan 29, 2019	bestestuary	88 _80%
Jan 27, 2019	DomTosco	90 _84%
Jan 21, 2019	Kurtz	75 _82%
Jan 19, 2019	jokevv	90 _99%
Jan 19, 2019	ibi8588	90 _88%
Jan 17, 2019	SheWas	50 _47%
Jan 17, 2019	adeleuzian	90 _93%
Jan 15, 2019	CoffeeMage	88 _91%
Jan 13, 2019	PietHeijn	74 _86%
Certainly great and of course a very imporant movie. The experience depends on the quality of the screening and the score played in the background.
Jan 13, 2019	anaskvit	95 _98%
Jan 06, 2019	gossamer2019	87 _93%
Jan 06, 2019	knives	96 _99%
Jan 04, 2019	Bananasaurus	92 _97%
Jan 04, 2019	mrmiffy	70 _66%
Jan 04, 2019	hentroboss	100 _96%
Jan 04, 2019	Malcym	7 _76%
Dec 27, 2018	sonya semyon	99 _97%
Dec 26, 2018	Evren	99 _94%
Dec 25, 2018	Komiyela	88 _87%
Dec 24, 2018	FraGil	85 _93%
Dec 21, 2018	nbc6	75 _88%
Dec 21, 2018	anilscn	80 _91%
Dec 13, 2018	caga	90 _94%
Dec 12, 2018	seymour123	98 _98%
Dec 05, 2018	mathiasa	40 _23%
Dec 03, 2018	worrywirt	80 _75%
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Nov 27, 2018	rasseneur	90 _69%
Nov 17, 2018	Dom92	100 _94%
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Nov 12, 2018	buddhalou	90 _92%
Nov 03, 2018	lamb-duh	85 _97%
Oct 28, 2018	biftek	85 _87%
Oct 20, 2018	ozdemibr	92 _98%
Oct 12, 2018	gunay	97 _91%
Sep 21, 2018	ce8	54 _42%
Sep 18, 2018	bubsy	7 _88%
Sep 17, 2018	jborregana	98 _98%
Sep 11, 2018	Apovoncrier	93 _98%
Sep 10, 2018	Atomik	100 _89%
Sep 07, 2018	slatenf	96 _98%
Sep 04, 2018	orcunselvi	100 _99%
Sep 02, 2018	Avinyl	5 _61%
Sep 01, 2018	adiljun	91 _99%
I'm an eye. A mechanical eye. I, the machine, show you a world the way only I can see it. I free myself for today and forever from human immobility. I'm in constant movement. I approach and pull away from objects. I creep under them. I fall and rise with the falling and rising bodies. This is I, the machine, manoeuvring in the chaotic movements, recording one movement after another in the most complex combinations.
Sep 01, 2018	mihoyem	94 _99%
Sep 01, 2018	redboots	90 _95%

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