1920s Flappers in Odesa c.1928 [ Legacy Colorization]

The streets, beaches and night life of Roaring Twenties Odessa. For some more affluent women, there was fashion, parties, bobbed hair, makeup and the ubiquitous cloche hat so popular with girls across the globe in the 1920's. Watch the superior colorized and restored version here : A Day at the Beach c.1928 Odesa https://youtu.be/HVR529qh7nQ The position and roles of women in the USSR, in principle at least, were equal to men under the Soviet Constitution. The reality for the vast majority was very different. Millions ended up in gulags and a totalitarian system remained in place until the late 80's. This is an enhanced and upscaled edit from the classic 1929 documentary "Man with a Movie Camera." Filmed by Mikhail Kaufman. Directed by Dziga Vertov ( his brother) and edited by Elizaveta Svilova. Famous for its range of cinematic techniques Vertov and Svilova pioneered. Multiple exposure, fast and slow motion, freeze frames, match cuts, jump cuts, split screens, etc. In no way, do we wish to detract from the original film but we felt that Kaufmans cinematography deserved a little closer attention. This short AI enhanced edit takes a closer look at the intimate shots of Ukrainians, now long dead. We strongly advise you see Man with a Movie Camera in all it's original silent glory and at it's original frame length ans speeds. It is freely available on the web. The film in its entirety depicts the daily lives of ordinary Soviet citizens, in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Moscow