for those who thought City of God's director had a frenetic pace... best avoid this film. It makes the Brasilian's effort seem molasses-slow.
I was amazed at the beauty of the cinematography and especially by the Fx that is so much better than the digitized crap we get today (compare 2001 and SW, I dare ya).
Anyhow, Vertov was anti-film and it shows. After the first 10 minutes, it takes a Russian-sized force of will to watch this through to the end.
Avant-garde film is wonderful because it exposes other directors to new ideas.
An entire film of it is like asking for a beer and getting a one liter tankard of froth.
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Topic - Vertov's classic silent era "Man With the Movie Camera:" - tinear 14:36:12 11/22/05 (3)
- Much has been written on it... - Victor Khomenko 16:08:07 11/22/05 (2)
- I didn't mean to imply one shouldn't see it: it's a brilliant - tinear 05:57:12 11/24/05 (1)
- I didn't say you did, but... - Victor Khomenko 07:20:09 11/24/05 (0)