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Nanook of the North (Full Screen)

Starring: Nanook, Nyla Director: Robert J. Flaherty

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Actors: Nanook, Nyla, Cunayou, Allegoo, Allee
Directors: Robert J. Flaherty
Format: NTSC, Silent
Language: English
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Studio: Criterion
DVD Release Date: Oct 1 2002

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

ASIN: 6305257442
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #17,873 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Nanook of the North is a true landmark in the history of documentaries. Filmed around Hudson Bay by American anthropologist Robert J. Flaherty in the early 1920s, it depicts the life and culture of Nanook and his tribe of Eskimos. Nanook is really an homage to human perseverance and survival under the harshest conditions. Remarkably, in the process of creating this feature, Flaherty pioneered the narrative documentary form.

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In 1920, exploring American anthropologist Robert J. Flaherty traveled alone, with camera in hand, to the remote Canadian tundra. There, for over a year, he lived with Eskimos, documenting their daily lives and returning to his editing studio with the raw footage. The result of his rigorous study was groundbreaking; with Nanook of the North, Flaherty pioneered both a new cinematic genre, the narrative documentary, and created a timeless drama of human perseverance under the harshest of conditions. Flaherty obviously understood the charisma of one Eskimo in particular, Nanook, and much of the film's warmth, humor, and charm come from the mutual respect and sympathy between the filmmaker and his subject. Flaherty possessed an acute eye for simple detail and his presentation of the stark climate and unique culture remains breathtaking. Flaherty also had a knack for editing and manipulation, and along with pioneering a new cinematic form, Nanook too raised all of the problematic ethical dilemmas that still face documentarians. Many of the famous sequences--the seal hunt, the building of the igloo--were actually staged for "authenticity" purposes, thus starting debates on whether documentaries could truly capture truth or reality. Then there's the presence of the camera and whether that in itself alters or disrupts the natural behavior of its subjects. Yet, despite Flaherty's tamperings, there's no denying the film's power, its wondrous sense of adventure, and the touching portrait of one of cinema's truly courageous heroes. --Dave McCoy

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5.0 out of 5 stars a great film about Inuits (Eskimos), April 6 2004

By	Ted M. "Ted M." (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.

This film is credited with being one of the first documentary films. When first released it became known worldwide. Although the film was staged it is partially accurate. At the time of the film was being made, Inuit society was beginning to modernize and the film was made to portray traditional life for the Inuits.

To this day the film remains one of the most famous documentaries ever made.

The film is well photographed and is the first silent film the Criterion Collection has released on DVD. The new musical score is excellent and often appropriate for the particular scenes. This film is generally appropriate for all ages but near the end of the film there is a scene of brief female nudity.

The Criterion Collection has resotred the film to its original frame rate and the special features include photographs of the region where the movie was filmed and also inclused a rare interview with the director's widow.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of Documentary Film, One of The Greatest Films, May 2 2002

By	S. Sharp (N. California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Most of what I could say has already been said. It is an important historical document of a vanished way of life. It is a unique tribute to one man & his stand agianst the elements. Flaherty invented documentary as we now know it in this film. The filmmaker displays almost as much tenacity & courage in recording the material as Nanook does in his everyday life. A measure of the film's greatness is the profound effect it had on Orson Welles. After seeing the film Welles is said to have abandoned the editing of his 'Magnificent Ambersons' & taken on a journey to South America to shoot in documentary style.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie, Jan 23 2002

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I saw this movie during a documentary class and my whole class enjoyed watching this movie. However there are many who refer to this movie as a view of "eskimo" life, which it is not. We learned in class that this movie was actually representing a time about 10-15 years prior to the filming. Many of the things in this movie were contrived for the making of the film. Some examples of this were Nanook's name (and family) and the walrus hunt (they no longer used harpoons to get walrus', instead they used guns).

However, that said, this WAS one of the best fictional accounts of inuit life I have ever seen. It truely had the flavor of reality and I found myself numourous time pulling for the people in the film. It also had an essence of comedy that I had not expected. I found my self very satisfied with the movie in general.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic of ethnographic film
Robert Flaherty's "Nanook of the North" is a true classic of ethnographic film. The principle behind anthropological film in the early days of its existence was to... Read more

Published on Oct 21 2000 by Alexander M. Moir

3.0 out of 5 stars best movie ever
nanook is a true inspiration and a magnificent human being.

Published on April 20 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Humanity in a harsh land
The small band of people have to struggle to survive. The threat of starvation is always present. The land is harsh. And yet there is much joy in this film. Read more

Published on Mar 13 2000 by Linda Linguvic

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best documentaries ever made
An amazing depiction of survival in an almost unimaginably harsh environment. The consummate hunter, Nanook sustains his small faily in a land almost entirely devoid of... Read more

Published on Jan 3 2000 by alaska