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Review of by Roger Ebert for RogerEbert.com — 14 Dec 1938

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It was about the act of seeing, being seen, preparing to see, processing what had been seen, and finally seeing it. It made explicit and poetic the astonishing gift the cinema made possible, of arranging what we see, ordering it, imposing a rhythm and language on it, and transcending it.

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This review of Man with a Movie Camera (1929) was written by and published by RogerEbert.com on 14 Dec 1938.

Man with a Movie Camera has generally received very positive reviews.

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