1. Man with a Movie Camera - Directed by Dziga Vertov
At the time, Russia lagged economically behind European countries as a direct result of World War I from 1914-1918 and the Russian Civil War from 1917-1922. ... This experimental work aims at creating a truly international language of cinema based on its absolute separation from the language of theatre and literature. ... The film's "mission was not to create pictures for fiction and old literature but to surpass the limitations of the human eye" (Vertov). ... The Russian government used their control over the film industry to slowly apply the new socialistic ideals across Russi...
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- Approx Pages: 8
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate