Nanook of the North
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Flaherty, Robert J., director.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- United States : Edwards, Herbert, 1922.
- Physical Description
- VHS (55 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00002594
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- This is a documentary about an Eskimo community which took 2 years for completion and it was shot on the Eastern shore of Hudson Bay. Flaherty's goal was complete authenticity, despite the fact that most of the scenes were enacted by Nanook and his companions. Though the film has no conventional plot, it tells a cogerent story throught its extraordinary images. However, the films owes its approach to its time: it hints at the old cliché about the noble savage being pushed towards a civilization that will destroy him. But it does so with a rare feeling for a timeless landscape and for a way of life that had remained unchaged for centuries.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Duration: 00:55:00
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHS | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0872 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0872 (HU_OSA_00002594.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |