Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean

Name: Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean
Director: Dziga Vertov
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1924-01-01
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 5.3

1924Dir. Dziga Vertov17m

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Kino-Pravda No. 19 is one of those fascinating pieces where Dziga Vertov really flexes his documentary muscle. The film captures a race between a movie camera and the vast expanse of the Soviet landscape, which is just wild when you think about it. The way it connects city and country, summer and winter, is pretty striking. You see these everyday scenes of peasant and worker women, all while the theme of women's emancipation in the USSR unfolds. The pacing has that rhythmic quality typical of Vertov, almost like a visual poem. Practical effects are minimal, but the realness of the people and places makes it all feel very immediate and alive — you can’t help but be drawn in.

Features an innovative approach to documentary filmmaking.Explores the contrasts within Soviet society.Highlights women's roles in a transforming landscape.