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 Barnes & Noble When Robert Flaherty began shooting this groundbreaking work near Canadas Hudson Bay in 1920, the term "documentary" didnt exist. With NANOOK OF THE NORTH, Flaherty established techniques still employed by documentarians today: He explored a foreign culture by living among its people, then organized the resulting footage into an emotionally involving film. Nanook, whose ever-present smile makes him a natural onscreen, is the father of an Inuit -- or as Flaherty called them, Eskimo -- family, and the film chronicles their day-to-day struggle to find food and shelter in a barren landscape. NANOOK has been criticized because it is not a documentary in the purest sense. Flaherty occasionally manipulated reality for the camera; the building of an igloo, for instance, was partially staged. But as a work of art that captures unforgettably the daily drama of the Inuit fight for survival and the stark beauty of the snow-driven landscape, NANOOK OF THE NORTH cannot be faulted. It remains one of the worlds great documentaries. Ben Wolf Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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