Images of the Soviet Union, shot by an anonymous but ever-present camera man.

It does something. I don't know what it does, but simply recognizing that something's happening is pretty interesting. I'm not convinced that Vertov succeeded in what he set out to do - but if his ideas had caught on with other filmmakers, I might feel differently about that. It's hard to judge after only watching it once. I'm really in no hurry to watch it again, though.

Most shots only last a couple seconds, which would be normal. But in this case, where the lack of narrative context means you don't know what you're going to be looking at until after you've seen it, that speed means you never have a chance to blink without missing something. It's actually a physical challenge to watch this movie.

Concept: A
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.3/4 ( )