Dziga Vertov

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Birth Name: Denis Arkadyevich Kaufman

Born: 2 January 1896 Died: 12 February 1954

Country of origin: Russian Federation

Relationship Status: Single

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Description: David Abelevich Kaufman (Russian: Дави́д А́белевич Ка́уфман) (2 January 1896 – 12 February 1954) — also known as Denis Kaufman or his pseudonym Dziga Vertov or Vertof (Ukrainian: Дзи́га Ве́ртов, "spinning top") — was a Soviet pioneer documentary film, newsreel director and cinema theorist. His filming practices and theories influenced the cinéma vérité style of documentary moviemaking and the Dziga Vertov Group, a radical filmmaking cooperative which was active in the 1960s. Dziga Vertov died on 12th February, 1954. His last relationship was with Yelizaveta Svilova. Du ... (more)