Black & White World
The Man With the Movie Camera (1929)
Wonder how I ever got out of film school without seeing this one? Visually stunning documentary showing everyday life in Communist Russia in 1929, the film covers industry, sports, politics, economics, work, play, birth, death, and just about everything in between. Just about every documentary made since then has borrowed editing and narrative techniques from it. Years ahead of its time.
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