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Nanook of the North [videorecording] / produced by Robert J. Flaherty.

Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951 (Added Author). Flaherty, Frances. (Added Author). Shepard, David. (Added Author). Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951 My Eskimo friends. (Added Author). Film Preservation Associates. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1559408960
  • ISBN: 9781559408967
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, 1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced in 1922 as a silent motion picture.
Based on the book: My Eskimo friends / by Robert Flaherty.
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.
Formatted Contents Note:
Special features: 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Film restoration and transfer supervision, David Shepard/Film Preservation Associates ; video editor Bret Hampton ; telecine colorist, Russell Bishop.
Participant or Performer Note:
Music performed by members of the Olympia Chamber Orchestra.
System Details Note:
DVD format.
Language Note:
Silent film with English intertitles.
Subject:
Eskimos > Québec (Province)
Inuit > Québec (Province)
Documentary films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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