Man with a movie camera, is in one word "amazing". I was little laid back before watching since I was totally aware of the facts that this masterpiece (read in many articles) was made in late 1920's, is a silent cinema, is a documentary. But once I started watching, none of those facts bothered me and by the end I was totally lost in that period. The movie is simple; it's a documentary of the City life and it takes viewers on a ride of the City through dawn to dusk of 1920's era, and its one helluva ride. The cameraman who we see throughout the movie running around the city with his camera is a very courageous man for all the ways he applies in putting his camera at locations is amazing, dangerous at times. We see him on a running train engine, under the railway tracks and what not, but we actually don't see any of his shots but rather shots of him shooting, seeing his shots would have been cooler but its cool as it is. The editing is too good, each scenes move so fast and their transitions are just amazing. The overall result is truly a revolutionary work and all thanks to Dziga Vertov (director) and Mikhail Kaufman (cinematographer). Now I know what typical Russian city looked like, worked like in 1920's. I have seen the machinery, the men, women, children, theaters, beaches, sports, factories, roads, and much more just a little closer. Again the documentary just depicts the life of the City and its machinery, but not the people's sufferings, political uprisings and all.
Don't neglect to watch this movie just because it's old and silent, as you may be pleasantly surprised as I am after watching it.
Don't neglect to watch this movie just because it's old and silent, as you may be pleasantly surprised as I am after watching it.