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Writer/Director/Editor, Dziga-Vertov, was made Head of the Cinema Department of the All Russian Central Executive at the age of 22. His film shows all the tricks of which the camera is capable. Vertov shows Russia as it really is; indeed, the final impact of the film arises from a feeling of participation in life itself as we share the unique vision of the camera-eye. This special edition runs the film twice. The first version is the original silent one, with a musical score composed and performed by the Alloy Orchestra. The second version contains a commentary by Yuri Tsivian, a leading historian in Russian silent cinema.
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ACMI Identifier
309524
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Experimental → Experimental films - Soviet Union
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)