Kino-Eye (1924)

Original title

Киноглаз

Directed by

Dziga Vertov

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent documentary captures everyday life in the Soviet Union using innovative camera techniques. It shows scenes of work, leisure, and the city without a narrative story.

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What happens

Kino-Eye (Russian: Кино-глаз, romanized: Kino-glaz) is a 1924 Soviet silent documentary film directed by Dziga Vertov and shot by cinematographer Mikhail Kaufman. This experimental film, which laid the groundwork for Vertov's principles of documentary filmmaking, received mixed reviews from critics and film scholars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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