Excerpted from the complete movie found on the DVD: THE MAN WITH THE MOVIE CAMERA by Dziga Vertov, released on the Image Entertainment label.ALLOY ORCHESTRA created their new score for this classic silent film in reference to director Vertov's written notes. The resulting score helps to enlighten audiences as to Vertov's ideas of his own film.Mastered from an exquisite 35mm print from the Russian Film Archives, this film retains the power and excitement it had when originally released in 1929. A masterful example of creative documentary and ground breaking editing - the film has become one of the icons of the silent film era.The complete film can be purchased on DVD from Alloy Orchestra's website:alloyorchestra.comclip is courtesy of Davis Shepard / Film Preservation Associates
