简介：VladislavMikosha(1909–2004)reallylivedtheshifting20thcentury:Atayoungage,whileworkingasacinemaprojectionist,hesawthesilentfilmNANOOKOFTHENORTHandrealizedthathesimplyhadtobecomeacinematographer.AftertheinvasionoftheSovietUnionbyGermanforces,hedocumentedthehorrorsofWWIIasaphotographer.Inspring1943,theturbulenttimesbroughthimtoHollywood,wherehemetIngridBergmananddancedwithHedyLamarr,agreatstaratthetime.CharlieChaplineveninvitedhimtoafilmscreeninginhishome,andwasdeeplymovedbyMikosha'sfootagefromtheEasternfront. BothMikosha'sphotosandhisdiaryhavestrongpoeticqualities.InGunillaBresky'sdocumentary,hisvoiceandimagesarecombinedintoanintriguingcinematicform.ISTOPTIMEisauniquetestimonyandamovingfilmexperiencenoteasilyforgotten.…