I noticed in the IMDb trivia section that there are multiple soundtracks that have been composed for this film. Seeing the film with a different track might greatly influence the viewing experience, as the version I saw had an incredibly intense and driving soundtrack. While it wasn't at all pleasant, it was infectious and worked well since "The Man With a Camera" is such a strange experimental film. Perhaps some of the other versions have lighter accompanying music.
As I said above, "The Man With a Camera" is an experimental film. It has no intertitle cards and no story--just LOTS of glimpses at people (mostly at work) in the new Soviet Union. And, because it IS so vague, it's a film that could be appreciated by anyone. However, most folks out there don't want to see art films and if they did, they might like something a bit lighter and less mania-inducing (the soundtrack is amazingly tense). It's well-crafted and well worth seeing...but very, very strange.
As I said above, "The Man With a Camera" is an experimental film. It has no intertitle cards and no story--just LOTS of glimpses at people (mostly at work) in the new Soviet Union. And, because it IS so vague, it's a film that could be appreciated by anyone. However, most folks out there don't want to see art films and if they did, they might like something a bit lighter and less mania-inducing (the soundtrack is amazingly tense). It's well-crafted and well worth seeing...but very, very strange.