Nanook Of The North

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One of the most influential documentaries ever made, and hailed as a masterpiece on its release in 1922, this portrayal of Eskimo culture follows the lives of Nanook and his family in their daily battle for survival in the frozen wastes of northern Canada. Flaherty succeeds in capturing the spirit of the Inuit people in scenes of matchless cinematic beauty. Just how many people can you fit in a kayak?

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New digital transfer, digitally remastered at the visually correct speed David Shepard; New orchestral score by 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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