Iain Martin hopes that by returning to his Hebridean roots and embarking on a quest to reconstruct the ancient family home, he might find new purpose. But then he uncovers a secret from the past.
A man tries to build for his future by reconnecting with his past, leaving behind the ruins of the life he has lived. His ailing mother, his childhood friend and his former love are both the building - and stumbling - blocks to his new life.
The most extensive study of the life and corpus of any Russian or Soviet filmmaker, this book reinserts Dziga Vertov's films into the complex epoch in which he worked, the theoretical debates in which he participated, and the reception his writings and films have generated.
Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov has occupied an often controversial position as a founding figure of documentary, avant-garde, and political-propaganda film... Læs mere