Summary
In Kino‑pravda No. 14, Dziga Vertov, Elizaveta Svilova, and Mikhail Kaufman assemble a mosaic of Soviet life, capturing the pulse of early 1920s Russia through a series of newsreel vignettes. The reel moves from the bustling streets of Petrograd to the quiet interiors of a rural kolkhoz, juxtaposing the raw energy of urban reconstruction with the disciplined rhythm of collective farming. Each segment functions as both reportage and poetic observation, employing kinetic editing, close‑up detail, and a relentless focus on the everyday. The film’s aesthetic is a deliberate rebellion against conventional narrative cinema, favoring a montage of real moments that echo the political fervor and social transformation of the nascent Soviet state.
Synopsis
A series of newsreel films from Dziga Vertov, Elizaveta Svilova, and Mikhail Kaufman which document Russian Life in the early 1920s.
Director
Dziga Vertov
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