Kinoglaz (Kino-Eye - Life Caught Unawares) (Kino-Tvali)

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Audience Member A lot of interesting film techniques. There are two long sequences where Vertov experiments with reversing time: one is an un-slaughtering of a bull and one is an un-baking of bread. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Silent Russian propaganda film features stunning trick camerawork by director Vertov which never ceases to amaze. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Definitely not as painstaking as Man with a Movie Camera, but still presents some pretty unnecessary moments (ex. the insane asylum patients). Revolutionary for its approach, "the invisible camera" catching "life unawares." Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Vertov peaufine avec Kino-Eye sa théorie du Ciné-Oeil, voulant que l'oeil humain est imparfait et que la machine (caméra) est l'outil de perfectionnement de l'oeil (afin de capter les vérités). Cela dit, la théorie et la pratique de Vertov sont terriblement controversés, puisque le montage est l'arme de prédilection de Vertov, et cela constitue une contradiction en ce sens où la vérité est alors déformée et modifiée par le montage. Cela va sans dire que le montage lui-même est le principal atout du film, qui ne fait pourtant que relater le rude quotidien soviétique de l'époque. Certaines séquences à rebours sont hallucinantes (l'animal qu'on habille de sa propre peau pour ensuite revenir à la vie). Mais on est bien loin du dynamisme de L'homme à la caméra. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A lot like Man with the Movie Camera -- the same enthusiasm for bold technique, as the camera explores one scene after another from its unique perspective. It's even more overtly political, however, and that's kind of a turn-off. Also, the backwards stuff gets old quick and the film as a whole is rough around the edges. But, this is one of Vertov's early films, and I guess he needed a few more years to perfect his style. I suppose it's pretty groundbreaking for 1924. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A movie made in 1924 that shows the russian day by day in time.Some nice effects for the time of the movie,but this is just a docummentay that works as propaganda for Lenin governement. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Kinoglaz (Kino-Eye - Life Caught Unawares) (Kino-Tvali)

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