At best, "Man with a Movie Camera" was a mesmerizing film with a lyrical soundtrack put together by Michael Nyman. Although the music was slightly repetitive, it was nevertheless a beautifully, moving portrait of the life it portrayed. The film was provocative in that there reveals an evocative and quite profound element in the most mundane activities of human life. Who knew that such a mundane activity such as the way a woman factory worker does her job could be so engaging? It was as if, the cameraman wanted to illuminate what we miss every day, that there is beauty in the mundane, in the plain, in the ordinary. I found, as I was watching "Man with a Movie Camera", that there was an extraordinary, but subtle paradigm shift within me. There was a certain parallelism to the way the cameraman portrayed the varying parts of human life that almost seemed synchronized. There was a familiarity and a sense of intimacy to the film that I could not put my finger on. There was something strangely exhilarating and uplifting about watching the mine worker do his job. I am still in awe and wonder at "Man with a Movie Camera." Who knew that such a film could be so mesmerizing???