PassedNanook of the North

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Play Time: 79 mins
Documentary, Drama
Nanook of the North

Overview:
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

Status: Released (1922-06-11)
Awards:2 wins
Screen:Frances H. Flaherty, Robert J. Flaherty
Productions: Les Frères Revillon
Production Countries: United States of America, France
Spoken Languages: No Language
Nanook of the North
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At times I thought this was filmed in the 1960s. It has an astonishing quality to it - the camerawork delivering quite a pristine image of this man and his family as they spend a year eking out a traditional existence. The terrain is inherently hostile. The weather cares little for h ....

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