Newsreel of statesmen of Soviet Russia..
Dziga Vertov
Russian Federation
When the flickering reels of early Soviet cinema first sputtered to life, few works dared to probe the very nucleus of power as directly as The Brain of Soviet Russia. Dziga Vertov, the self‑styled “cine‑eye,” abandoned fictional dramatization in favor of a relentless, almost forensic, chronicle of the state’s most vis...
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Dziga Vertov
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"When the flickering reels of early Soviet cinema first sputtered to life, few works dared to probe the very nucleus of power as directly as The Brain of Soviet Russia. Dziga Vertov, the self‑styled “cine‑eye,” abandoned fictional dramatization in favor of a relentless, almost forensic, chronicle of the state’s most visible intellects. The result is a newsreel that feels less like reportage and more like a kinetic sculpture, each cut a chisel shaping the public’s perception of governance. Vertov..."
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