Man with a Movie Camera
1929 · Movie · 68 min · ★ 7.8 · 97% critics
A roaming camera captures a day in a Soviet city, moving from quiet mornings to crowded streets, factories, transport, and leisure. With no dialogue or traditional storyline, it becomes a fast-moving collage of everyday life that also draws attention to the act of filming itself.
Also known as Living Russia · The Man with a Camera · The Man with a Movie Camera
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Details
- Original title
- Человек с киноаппаратом
- Years
- 1929
- Release date
- 1929-05-12
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (804 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re curious about early experimental documentaries and can sink into a rapid, image-driven portrait of urban life; Not for you if you need a clear plot, dialogue, or a steady pace.
Pros: inventive visual ideas; vivid city-life snapshots; strong music options | Cons: little narrative drive; can feel chaotic; some find it boring
Themes
- soviet union
- odessa, ukraine
- black and white
- montage
- silent film
- cameraman
- moscow, russia
- 1920s
- kyiv (kiev), ukraine
- city symphony
- soviet realism
- semi-fiction
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema
Cast & crew
Mikhail Kaufman
as The Cameraman
Directed by Dziga Vertov