Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

DVD - 1998

Presents a documentary on the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs.

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Subjects
Arctic peoples > North America.
Inuit.
Arctic peoples > North America > Social life and customs.
Silent films.
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection [1998]
Language
English
Other Authors
Robert Joseph Flaherty, 1884-1951 (-)
Edition
Full screen version
Item Description
Originally produced in 1922 as a silent motion picture.
Based on the book: My Eskimo friends / by Robert Flaherty.
Special features: Digital transfer, remastered at the visually correct speed; orchestral score by silent film music specialist Timothy Brock; excerpts from the 1958 documentary "Flaherty and film : Mrs. Frances Flaherty remembers Nanook of the North (8 min.) ; stills gallery of Flaherty's life in the Arctic."
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(79 min.) : black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN
9781559408967
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