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The Glass Eye (1928)
Directed by Lily Brik and Vitaly Zhemchuzhny; script by Lily Brik and Vitaly Zhemchuzhny; camera by Konstantin Vents (Eisler); movie poster by Nikolai Prusakov.
The alternative title of this surviving film is A Film about a Film. The directors create a parody on the clichés of the movie business based on a comparison and contrast of documentaries and feature films. The montage of interesting documental footage includes a satire on the debased psychological drama.
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