Voted in first place in sight sound’s 2015 documentary poll, and ranking as the 8th best film ever made in the sight sound film critics poll, man with a movie camera is a dazzling amalgam of documentary and pure cinematic art. Famous for its range of pioneering cinematic techniques such as double exposure, slow motion and freeze frames the film was recognised and admired for its ground breaking inventiveness. Described by director dziga vertov as “an experimentation in cinematic communication”, this remarkable film depicts scenes of ordinary daily life in a 1920s russian city without using actors or resorting to conventional narrative. Released on blu ray for the first time in the uk, this digitally remastered presentation is accompanied by composer michael nyman’s celebrated score, and includes a selection of little seen vertov films as extra features. Cast and crew director dziga vertov kino eye, enthusiasm music michael nyman the piano, gattaca awards and reviews no. 1 in sight sound’s 2015 best documentaries of all time poll