Dziga Vertov Life and Work (Volume 1: 1896-1921) |
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| Author:
| MacKay, John |
| Series title: | Film and Media Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64469-011-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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For 60 years, the Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov, creator of the famed Man with a Movie Camera (1929), has been recognized as a founding figure of documentary, avant-garde, and political-propaganda film. This book addresses Vertov's formative years in prerevolutionary and Soviet Russia, alongside his interests in music, poetry and technology.
For 60 years, the Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov, creator of the famed Man with a Movie Camera (1929), has been recognized as a founding figure of documentary, avant-garde, and political-propaganda film. This book addresses Vertov's formative years in prerevolutionary and Soviet Russia, alongside his interests in music, poetry and technology.