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A.k.a.
Man with a Movie Camera
Year
1929
Runtime
68 min.
Director
Dziga Vertov
Genre
Documentary
Rating *
8.3
Votes *
13,697
Checks
6,592
Favs
937
Dislikes
50
Favs/checks
14.2% (1:7)
Favs/dislikes
19:1
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  1. Flops's avatar

    Flops

    This was way ahead of its time. The music in the Cinematic Orchestra version definitely adds to it. Almost makes for a psychedelic vibe at times. 10 years 8 months ago
  2. Wise Jake's avatar

    Wise Jake

    A great film. Insane montage and groundbreaking camera techniques. Definitely worth the hour it takes to watch this gem. 13 years 10 months ago
  3. dchauvin's avatar

    dchauvin

    Probably the most genre-less (in a good way) movie I've ever seen. It's like watching a scene-setting montage that lasts an hour. I watched it with the score by The Cinematic Orchestra, which works fantastically, and gives the film a great sense of freedom rarely seen in films this old. It's a shame being a documentary discounts this from the 1920s list. 11 years 7 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #1 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Documentaries of All Time
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  2. This movie ranks #2 in iCheckMovies's 1920s Top 100
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  3. This movie ranks #3 in Dovzhenko Centre's Top 100 Ukrainian Films
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  4. This movie ranks #5 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Non-Fiction Films
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  5. This movie ranks #8 in Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten
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  6. This movie ranks #10 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  7. This movie ranks #22 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  8. This movie ranks #23 in IMDb's Documentary Top 50
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  9. This movie ranks #25 in Empire Russia's 100 Best Russian Films: Readers' Choice
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  10. This movie ranks #30 in Silent Era's The Top 300 Silent Era Films
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  11. This movie ranks #45 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  12. This movie ranks #56 in BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project
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  13. This movie ranks #64 in BFI's 100 Documentary Films
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  14. This movie ranks #65 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  15. This movie ranks #97 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  16. This movie ranks #174 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  17. This movie ranks #179 in iCheckMovies's Most Favorited
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  18. This movie ranks #251 in Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
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  19. This movie ranks #341 in Amos Vogel's Film as a Subversive Art
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  20. This movie ranks #351 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
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  21. This movie ranks #522 in Anthology Film Archives's Essential Cinema
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  22. This movie ranks #584 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  23. This movie ranks #662 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  24. This movie ranks #912 in UNESCO's Memory of the World
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