Title:
Nanook of the North : a story of life and love in the actual Arctic
Uniform Title:
Nanook of the North (Motion picture)
ISBN:
9781559408967
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c1998.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (DVD) (79 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the book: My Eskimo friends / by Robert Flaherty.
Videodisc release of the 1922 American/French silent motion picture by Revillon Frères.
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.
Contents:
Special features: New digital transfer -- New orchestral score by silent film music specialist Timothy Brock -- Excerpts from the television documentary Flaherty and Film, featuring interviews with the filmmaker's widow and Nanook co-editor Frances Flaherty -- Stills gallery of Flaherty's photographs of life in the Arctic.
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Summary:
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. Contains both documentary footage and staged scenes.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC ; 1.33:1 ASPECT RATIO; DOBLY DIGITAL STEREO.
Language Note:
SILENT FILM WITH ENGLISH INTERTITLES.
