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Man With A Movie Camera Just finished watching "Man With A Movie Camera" on DVD and it was astounding and exciting and ... well, if you love film, you simply must get this in your hands and give it a view. It was made in Russia in 1929 and was (still is) a ground breaking movie full of in-camera and editing tricks, great shots, and the most amazing and slightly crazed cameraman who lies down under trains and carts and climbs tall smoke stacks just to get his shot. Did I mention it was made in 1929? Only six years after the release of 16mm film. There is no storyline to speak of -- the intro claims the film is from "the diary" of a cameraman and it shows the daily Russian life of women, men, children, workers. This film is in the public domain and there are at least three versions available. The Cinematic Orchestra provides a great soundtrack on this new DVD. Now I have to see at least one of the other versions and compare music. posted by jeremy at 10:57 PM
Even though it's an interesting film, I prefer more recent Russian movies (1960-1990). |