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Shestaya chast mira [videorecording] = Dziga Vertov The Sixth Part of the World

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmSummary language: German Original language: Russian Subtitle language: English, Russian, German Series: Edition Filmmuseum ; 53 | Sestaja cast mira / OdinnadcatyjPublication details: Soviet Union Sovkino 1926Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 73 min) silent, black & white. 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • The Sixth Part of the World
  • Ein Sechstel der Erde
Uniform titles:
  • The Sixth Part of the World
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .S547 1926
Summary: From Case Cover: (In German) Der poetische Reisefilm Ein Sechstel de Erde und die „visuelle Symphonie“ Das Elfte Jahr leiten jene produktive Phase im Werk Dziga Vertovs ein, die ein Jahr später im kanonischen Film Der Mann mit neuer Film-musik des britischen Komponisten Michael Nyman. Sie enthält darüber hinaus Kontextmaterialien zur Arbeitsweise de Filmemachers und macht Ergebnisse der Wiener Vertov-Forchung im Projekt »Digital Formalism. The Vienna Vertov Collection« zugänglich. (In English) The poetic travelogue A Sixth Part of the World and the "visual symphony" The Eleventh Year mark the beginning of Dziga Vertov's most creative period, which peaked in the canonical film Man with the Movie Camera. This 2-disc set presents the two rare masterpieces in a new transfer and with new soundtracks by British composer Michael Nyman. The bonus features offer materials on the methods of the filmmaker, as well as an introduction to the Vienna research project "Digital Formalism. The Vienna Vertov Collection."
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DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-D: DVD Cabinet D PN1997 .S547 1926 Available Silent with Russian intertitles. Optional English or German subtitles. 001278
Books Books SILC Learning Support Services DH132AA - Receiption/Circulation PN1997 .S447 1926 Available 001428

From Case Cover:
(In German)
Der poetische Reisefilm Ein Sechstel de Erde und die „visuelle Symphonie“ Das Elfte Jahr leiten jene produktive Phase im Werk Dziga Vertovs ein, die ein Jahr später im kanonischen Film Der Mann mit neuer Film-musik des britischen Komponisten Michael Nyman. Sie enthält darüber hinaus Kontextmaterialien zur Arbeitsweise de Filmemachers und macht Ergebnisse der Wiener Vertov-Forchung im Projekt »Digital Formalism. The Vienna Vertov Collection« zugänglich.

(In English)
The poetic travelogue A Sixth Part of the World and the "visual symphony" The Eleventh Year mark the beginning of Dziga Vertov's most creative period, which peaked in the canonical film Man with the Movie Camera. This 2-disc set presents the two rare masterpieces in a new transfer and with new soundtracks by British composer Michael Nyman. The bonus features offer materials on the methods of the filmmaker, as well as an introduction to the Vienna research project "Digital Formalism. The Vienna Vertov Collection."

DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; stereo; PAL; Regions 1-8; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.

Silent with Russian intertitles. Optional English or German subtitles.

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