Hypnotic...

A Russian film directed by Dziga Vertov released in 1929 that beautifully edits together snippets of life in Moscow into a "symphony" of images. One word perfectly describes this film: hypnotic. The rhythm of the editing and unusual source images would be enough in itself to make this an interesting watch, but Vertov uses all sorts of other camera tricks (reverse angles, split screens, slow motion, etc) to make this a real work of art that can be watched over and over again-- a great achievement considering there's no really no plot or characters to speak of.

The DVD is bit on the pricey side (about $25, depending where you get it), but it's worth it.

8/10