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Nanook of the North

  • 19221922
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 18m
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Allee, Cunayou, Alice Nevalinga, and Allakariallak in Nanook of the North (1922)
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
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In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
IMDb RATING
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13K
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    • Robert J. Flaherty
    • Frances H. Flaherty(idea)
    • Robert J. Flaherty(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Allakariallak
    • Alice Nevalinga
    • Cunayou
    • Robert J. Flaherty
    • Frances H. Flaherty(idea)
    • Robert J. Flaherty(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Allakariallak
    • Alice Nevalinga
    • Cunayou
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    Allakariallak
    Allakariallak
    • Nanook
    • (as Nanook)
    Alice Nevalinga
    Alice Nevalinga
    • Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One
    • (as Nyla)
    Cunayou
    • Cunayou -Nanook's Daughter
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    Allegoo
    • Allegoo - Nanook's Son
    Camock
    • Camock - Nanook's Cat
    Berry Kroeger
    Berry Kroeger
    • Narrator (1939 re-release)
    • (uncredited)
      • Robert J. Flaherty
      • Frances H. Flaherty(idea) (uncredited)
      • Robert J. Flaherty(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The claim that Allakariallak died of starvation in 1922, months after the film was completed, is untrue; he did not starve but likely succumbed to tuberculosis.
    • Quotes

      Title Card: The shrill piping of the wind, the rasp and hiss of driving snow, the mournful wolf howls of Nanook's master dog typify the melancholy spirit of the North.

    • Crazy credits
      A story of life and love in the actual arctic.
    • Alternate versions
      Remastered with image enhancement, speed correction and a new score in 1998
    • Connections
      Edited into Saumialuk. Le grand gaucher (1990)

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    9/10
    Tehnically Remarkable for 1922
    This is a fascinating documentary from Robert Flaherty, a very prolific director of early documentaries. He follows the adventures of the Eskimo Nanook, and we get to see what life was like for the Eskimo in the early 20th Century as we watch Nanook with his family, hunting for food, and building igloos.

    This is really amazing stuff for 1922. It feels like it could have been made long after that. That's probably due to the fact that it relies on real settings and real people. It's not bound by the restrictions of manufactured sets, costumes, etc. of the period. However, though it looks utterly authentic, don't be fooled into thinking that Flaherty gives us a purely realistic snapshot of Eskimo life. He planted the early seeds of reality t.v. with this film, making careful use of editing to create a narrative with all of the melodramatic trappings of any studio picture. Though it's a fascinating film, it's also a reminder that documentary film is just as manipulative as fiction, and that Michael Moore wasn't the first to corner the market on presenting fiction as fact.

    Grade: A
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      • June 11, 1922 (United States)
      • France
      • United States
      • English
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      • Hudson Bay, Québec, Canada
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      • Les Frères Revillon
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    • 1 hour 18 minutes
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