One city, many angles
Streets, work and leisure are seen from rooftops, moving vehicles and unexpected viewpoints.
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City portrait / 1929
Man with a Movie Camera.
A day in a city. A film about seeing.
- Director
- Dziga Vertov
- Film
- 1929 · 67 min
01 / Screenings
Screenings
A silent film without intertitles. Screening format will be confirmed before ticketing opens.
02 / About the film
About the film
Streets, factories and crowds become a restless portrait of urban life. Dziga Vertov lets the camera and the edit take centre stage.
03 / What to watch for
How does a camera assemble a city?
The cut is visible
Quick juxtapositions and trick effects keep changing the rhythm. The editing is part of what the film asks us to see.
No intertitles
There are no actors or written explanations to guide the day. The cameraman and the city carry it together.
Film information: BFI. BFI ↗