"Kino-Pravda" and Seeing the Unseen Reality
Dziga Vertov's experimental newsreel sought to free film from the influences of theatre and literature and capture the true reality.
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When we discuss film today it is almost impossible not to talk about great pictures as you would a novel or a play. Films can live and die on the symphonies that play over its scenes, the strength of the acting within, and if the…
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