Nanook of the North : a story of life and love in the actual Arctic
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©1998.
Format
DVD
Status
Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc
DVD 970.0049 NANOOK
1 available
DVD 970.0049 NANOOK
1 available
Forks - Digital Video Disc
DVD 970.0049 NANOOK
1 available
DVD 970.0049 NANOOK
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc | DVD 970.0049 NANOOK | Available |
| Forks - Digital Video Disc | DVD 970.0049 NANOOK | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary films.
Eskimos -- Québec (Province)
Feature films
Feature films -- United States.
Flaherty, Robert Joseph, -- 1884-1951 -- Film adaptations.
Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- Québec (Province)
Inuit -- Québec (Province)
Québec (Province) -- Social conditions.
Silent films -- United States.
Silent films.
Eskimos -- Québec (Province)
Feature films
Feature films -- United States.
Flaherty, Robert Joseph, -- 1884-1951 -- Film adaptations.
Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- Québec (Province)
Inuit -- Québec (Province)
Québec (Province) -- Social conditions.
Silent films -- United States.
Silent films.
More Details
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©1998.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (79 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
zxx
UPC
883629081830, 715515009829
Notes
General Note
Based on the book: My Eskimo friends / by Robert Flaherty.
General Note
Not rated.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1922 American/French silent motion picture by Revillon Frères.
General Note
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
Producer, Robert J. Flaherty ; film restoration and transfer supervision, David Shepard/Film Preservation Associates ; video editor, Bret Hampton ; telecine colorist, Russell Bishop.
Description
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
Silent film with English intertitles.