Review of Man with a Movie Camera (1929) by Gergely K — 27 May 2010

Vertov klasszikus vÃ¡rosnÃ©zÃ©se. A fÅ?szereplÅ? a kamera, Ã©n meg boldog vagyok, hogy tÃºlvagyok rajta.

This review of Man with a Movie Camera (1929) was written by Gergely K on 27 May 2010.

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