Man with a Movie Camera

  • 10 10
  • 1929
  • 67min
Man with a Movie Camera
  • Original Title: Человек с киноаппаратом

The Soviet Union comes to life through the lens of an unseen observer. But the film is not content with mere documentation—it turns its gaze inward, revealing the cameraman and the very act of its creation.

Man with a Movie Camera
Awards

AWARDS: Cinema Eye Honors Award. Cinema Eye Honors Awards

Man with a Movie Camera - A film within a film—cinema turned inside out

What happens when a documentary turns the camera on itself? This groundbreaking cinematic experiment documentary blurs the lines between observer and observed, reality and illusion.

Depicting a day in the life of the Soviet Union while simultaneously revealing the mechanics of its own making, the film layers multiple perspectives—showing the filmmaker at work, the audience reacting, and even the editing process in motion. A radical, self-reflective journey through time and space, this avant-garde masterpiece celebrates the art of seeing itself.

Dziga Vertov
Dziga Vertov Director

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