Kino Eye

Kino Eye

Directed by Dziga Vertov

Produced by Goskino USSR

192478 min6.7 / 10

An experimental Soviet propaganda documentary that celebrates collective village life and youthful activism through energetic montage and playful technical reversals.

This documentary promoting the joys of life in a Soviet village centers on the activities of the Young Pioneers. These children are constantly busy, pasting propaganda posters on walls, distributing hand bills, exhorting all to "buy from the cooperative" as opposed to the Public Sector, promoting temperance, and helping poor widows. Experimental portions of the film, projected in reverse, feature the un-slaughtering of a bull and the un-baking of bread.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kino Eye sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does Kino Eye end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Kino Eye easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Kino Eye scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Kino Eye violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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