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Dziga Vertov (Russian: Дзига Вертов, born David Abelevich Kaufman, Russian: Дави́д А́белевич Ка́уфман, and also known as Denis Kaufman; 2 January 1896 [O.S. 21 December 1895] – 12 February 1954) was a Soviet pioneer documentary film and newsreel director, as well as a cinema theorist.
Dziga Vertov was a Soviet motion-picture director whose kino-glaz (“film-eye”) theory—that the camera is an instrument, much like the human eye, that is best used to explore the actual happenings of real life—had an international impact on the development of documentaries and cinema realism during.
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Dziga Vertov was a Soviet film director, writer and editor, known for his experimental and avant-garde works. He was born in 1896 in Poland and died in 1954 in Russia. See his credits, photos, trivia and more on IMDb.
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Aug 12, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Dziga Vertov, the avant-garde Soviet filmmaker who made "Man with a Movie Camera" and pioneered the "kino-eye" style. Yale professor John MacKay shares his research and insights on Vertov's legacy and archive.
Mar 21, 2003 · Dziga Vertov was born as Denis Abramovich (later changed to Arkadievich) Kaufman in a Jewish book-dealer’s family. As a child, he studied piano and violin, and at ten began to write poetry. Then, in 1916 Vertov enrolled in Petrograd Psychoneurological Institute.
A biography of Vertov presented here borrows from what appears to be the most informed English-language account of Vertov's life to this day, the film and Slavic literature scholar John MacKay's 2012 essay, "Dziga Vertov (1896-1954)".
Learn about Dziga Vertov, the Soviet pioneer of nonfiction film form and the inspiration for Godard and Gorin. Explore his theories, polemics, and works, from Man with a Movie Camera to his later experiments with sound and montage.
