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Nanook of the North a film

An early documentary which presents the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against the vast and inhospitable Artic region of Québec, Canada. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the family as they go about their daily affairs.

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  • "Story of life and love in the actual Arctic"@en
  • "Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North"
  • "Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North"@en
  • "Nanuk, der Eskimo"
  • "Mrs Frances Flaherty remembers Nanook of the North"
  • "Nanook of the North"@en
  • "Nanook of the North"
  • "Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North"@en
  • "Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North"
  • "Nanouk l'Esquimau"
  • "Story of life and love in the actual North"
  • "Nanouk l'esquimau"
  • "Nanuk der eskimo"
  • "Nanouk, l'esquimau <franz.&gt"
  • "Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the north"

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  • "Documental sobre la vida de una familia esquimal."
  • "Le premier grand film tourné dans l'Arctique dans lequel l'explorateur Robert Flaherty nous fait partager les joies et les peines de la rude vie du chasseur Nanouk et de sa famille dans le Grand Nord canadien des années 20."
  • "An early documentary which presents the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against the vast and inhospitable Artic region of Québec, Canada. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the family as they go about their daily affairs."@en
  • "A documentary about an Eskimo family showing their daily life while struggling to survive in a harsh environment."@en
  • "SUMMARY: 'Pictures the family and community of the Eskimos as they hunt, fish, construct shelters and struggle for survival against the lifelong menace of cold and hunger.' (SFSU)"
  • "Documentary film, based on Flaherty's experiences in the years 1912-1919 as recorded in his book My Eskimo friends. Relates the story of an Inuit family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs."@en
  • "A Pioneer documentary studies the life of an Eskimo hunter and his constant struggle for survival against the menaces of nature. Music and narration added to this originally silent film."@en
  • "Documentary film, made possible by the French fur company Revillon Frères, and based on Flaherty's experiences in the years 1912-1919 as recorded in his book My Eskimo friends. Realates the story of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. The film is generally regarded as the work from which all subsequent efforts to bring real life to the screen have stemmed."
  • "Filmed over a period from August 1920 to August 1921 in the area around the Hudson Strait and along the shores of the Hopewell Sound in Canada, this film portrays events in the everyday life of an Eskimo hunter and his family in the Arctic through re-enactment rather than cinema verité in order to better capture the essence of their reality in the harsh climate. Neither fiction nor documentary, the film was immensely popular when it was released."@en
  • "The original silent version of the film."@en
  • "As fascinating and suspenseful as any fictional movie adventure, Nanook of the north remains, 80 years after its premiere, a landmark film both in the history of the documentary movement and of the cinema itself. In 1920, explorer and filmmaker Robert Flaherty called upon his ten years of experiece in the frigid sub-zero Hudson Bay region of Canada to make a "photoplay" about life there. As his subject, he cast the Eskimo hunter Nanook and a photogenic "family," personalities so real that no Hollywood screenwriter could have dreamed them up. With unobtrusive, quietly powerful cinematography, Flaherty proceded to film one stunning sequence after another of Nanook's cold and primitive existence. The result is a documentary arresting in its immediacy, full of the stark action of desparate hunts for food, and warmed by the inspiring efforts of a family who must fight together for survival. Nanook himself actually died of starvation only two years after shooting was completed, a fact that only strengthens the film's extraordinary impact. With Nanook of the north, Robert Flaherty found the natural drama of real life, inspired by the presence of the camera, that documentarians have sought ever since. Though the director would continue to make "reality films" sensitively revealing far-away lands and peoples, Nanook of the north is still regarded as his masterpiece."@en
  • "Robert Flaherty made this wonderful film of Eskimo (Inuit) life following six years as an Artic explorer for the Canadian Northern Railway. Flaherty seized upon the idea of structuring his movie around characters who reenacted episodes of their lives and participated in the shaping of the film. He was not trained as an anthropologist, but Flaherty wisely guides our discovery of the people and their activities, and ninety years later, Nanook of the North remains as completely engaging as it was in 1922, a huge influence on many ethnographic films that followed."
  • ""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." [Publisher's statement]."@en
  • "Robert Flaherty's classic film tells the story of Inuit hunter Nanook and his family as they struggle to survive in the harsh conditions of Canada's Hudson Bay region. Enormously popular when released in 1922, Nanook of the North is a cinematic milestone that continues to enchant audiences."@en
  • "Ce film, illustrant la vie quotidienne d'une famille inuit au fil des saisons, a été réalisé dans la région de Cape Dufferin sur la baie d'Hudson. Contient, entre autres, un documentaire sur Flaherty et son oeuvre. Ce film montre la vie quotidienne de Nanook et sa famille avec une exactitude et une chaleur humaine dénuées de tout exotisme. Un film important dans l'histoire du cinéma documentaire."
  • "A pioneer feature/documentary capturing the life and spirit of an Inuit (Eskimo) family through the cycle of a year in the Hudson Bay region of Canada. In Introductory screens Flaherty explains how the film came to be made."@en
  • "Robert Flaherty made this wonderful film of Eskimo (Inuit) life following six years as an Artic explorer for the Canadian Northern Railway. Flaherty seized upon the idea of structuring his movie around characters who reenacted episodes of their lives and participated in the shaping of the film. He was not trained as an anthropologist, but Flaherty wisely guides our discovery of the people and their activities, and ninety years later, Nanook of the North remains as completely engaging as it was in 1922, a huge influence on many ethnographic films that followed. This edition is mastered in high definition at the visually correct speed from the painstaking 35mm restoration of 1972, with a lovely orchestral score composed, compiled and conducted by Timothy Brock. Selected for the National Film Registry, 1989."@en
  • "Often considered the "father" of the documentary, Nanook of the north is a portrait of an Eskimo family's struggle for survival. Flaherty's objective was to illustrate the manner in which the Eskimo lived before the influence of white civilization. He convinced a real family (Nanook, his wife Nyla, and their children) to participate in staged events, wearing types of clothing no longer worn and carrying out activities, such as kayaking and walrus hunting, as they used to be performed at Cape Dufferin on the northern coast of the Hudson Bay, Ontario. When Nanook of the north was released, it was such a great success that the term Nanook was used to advertise ice cream in Germany and the USSR. Nanook himself knew nothing of the film's success and died of hunger on the ice shortly after the film's release."@en
  • "A documentary presents the daily life of an Eskimo family. Shows their ingenuity, resourcefulness, and zest for living in the Arctic."@en
  • "The dramatic tale behind the making of the first non-fiction film in history. Robert Flaherty was the very first to bring us a film based on the idea that reality could be as gripping as fiction. After years as an explorer in Canada's North, and funded by a fur trading company, he undertook the mission of chronicling the life of an Inuit hunter near Port Harrison, on the eastern shore of Hudson's Bay. The story of how he did it, and the way he shot the landscape, is one of courage, strength, but most of all, one of friendship. -- ABC-TV website."
  • "The story of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against the vast and inhospitable Arctic. Their struggle for survival is juxtaposed with the human warmth of the little family. Generally regarded as the work from which all subsequent efforts to bring real life to the screen have stemmed."@en
  • "Chronicles a year in the life of an Inuit hunter and his family as they cope with the harsh conditions of their homeland."@en
  • "A documentary about the communal life of the Eskimos and their struggle for existence. Includes the 1958 documentary: Flaherty and film : Mrs. Frances Flaherty remembers Nanook of the North (8 min.)."@en
  • "An early ethnographic documentary about a Canadian Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements of human warmth of the little family."@en
  • "The 1948 version of Robert Flaherty's classic study. Less complete than the restored version of 1975, it contains both music track and voice-over narration. The documentary is about the interdependence between the Hudson Bay Eskimos and their environment."
  • "This complete, restored version of Robert Flaherty's classic 1922 documentary about the Hudson Bay Eskimos includes scenes usually left out of the standard version. The Eskimos' struggle for survival against the harsh Arctic conditions is juxtaposed with scenes of Nanook, his wife Nyla, their baby, and small son as they go about their daily activities. Restored in 1975 by David Shepard with a new musical score by Stanley Silverman."@en
  • "Pictures the family and community of the Eskimos as they hunt, fish, construct shelters and struggle for survival against the lifelong menace of cold and hunger."@en
  • ""Nanook and his family typify Eskimo life in the Arctic. Their continuous search for food necessitates their nomadic life. In the summer they journey to the river to fish for salmon and hunt walrus. In the winter they often approach starvation before any food is found. At night the entire family assists in building an igloo, then crawl under fur robes to sleep, using their clothes for pillows. In the morning the quest continues"--AFI catalog, 1921-1930."@en
  • "A saga of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the human warmth of the little family."@en
  • "Film over de Inuitjager Nanook bij de Canadese Hudson Bay in zijn dagelijkse strijd om te overleven."
  • "Résumé signalétique: Vie d'une famille esquimaude filmée au long des saisons et des jours sur les traces de Nanook, chef des Itivimuits, tribu du district du Cap Dufferin dans les territoires de la Baie d'Hudson. Préparatifs pour l'été, voyage au poste de traite tenu par les Blancs, capture du morse, du phoque et du renard, construction d'igloo, initiation des enfants à la chasse, retour à travers la tempête."
  • "An early ethnographic documentary about a Canadian Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements of human warmth of the little family. Concludes with a 1958 interview with Frances Flaherty, the director's widow and co-editor of the film."@en
  • "An early ethnographic documentary about a Canadian Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements of human warmth of the little family. Concludes with a 1958 interview with Frances Flaherty, the director's widow and co-editor of the film."
  • "Criterion is proud to present the timeless Robert Flaherty classic in the original director's cut, digitally mastered at the visually correct speed from beautiful source material and dramatically enhanced with a new orchestral score by Timothy Brock. Flaherty records Eskimo hunter Nanook and his family in one stunning sequence after another, telling a one-of-a-kind story of survival against the frigid sub-zero Hudson Bay region of Canada."@en
  • "Portrays events in the life of an Eskimo hunter and his family, as documented by Robert Flaherty. Shows Nanook on a visit to the trading post, on a seal hunting trip, and with his family in their daily life. He teaches the children how to hunt, builds an igloo for temporary camping, and cares for his team of husky dogs."@en
  • "The saga of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the human warmth of the little family."@en
  • "A documentary based on the book chronicling the saga 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."@en
  • "A pioneer documentary studies the lives of the Eskimo hunter Nanook and his family as they struggle for survival against the menaces of cold and hunger. Music and narration added to this originally silent film."@en
  • "Study of the communal life of the Eskimos and their struggle for existence, photographed in the Hudson Bay Territory."@en
  • "A documentary about the communal life of the Eskimos and their struggle for existence."@en
  • "A documentary about the communal life of the Eskimos and their struggle for existence."
  • "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. With captions. Contains both documentary footage and staged scenes."
  • "Vie d'une famille esquimaude filmée au long des saisons et des jours sur les traces de Nanook, chef des Itivimuits, tribu du district du Cap Dufferin dans les territoires de la Baie d'Hudson. Préparatifs pour l'été, voyage au poste de traite tenu par les Blancs, capture du morse, du phoque et du renard, construction d'igloo, initiation des enfants à la chasse, retour à travers la tempête. Avec "Nanook of the North", Robert J. Flaherty a véritablement inventé le genre du documentaire tel qu'on le connaît aujourd'hui. Pendant deux ans (1919-1921), le cinéaste a vécu la rude vie de Nanouk et de sa famille dans le Grand Nord canadien. Laissant de côté le traditionnel regard objectif de l'ethnologue qui appréhende la réalité sur le vif, il a pris le parti de mettre en scène la vie de tous les jours de cette famille d'Esquimaux, mois après mois."
  • "Nanook of the North is the breathtakingly beautiful saga of one Eskimo tribe who pit their human frailties against the vast and inhospitable Arctic. It is a rare look at a rapidly vanishing culture and a timeless tribute to the human spirit. This classic 1921 documentary by Robert J. Flaherty has influenced the course of film history throughout the world."@en
  • "Often considered the "father" of the naturalistic documentary, Nanook of the north is a portrait of an Eskimo family's struggle for survival. Flaherty's objective was to illustrate the manner in which the Eskimo lived before the influence of white civilization. He convinced a real family (Nanook, his wife Nyla, and their children) to participate in staged events, wearing types of clothing no longer worn and carrying out activities, such as kayaking and walrus hunting, as they used to be performed at Cape Dufferin on the northern coast of the Hudson Bay, Ontario."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "Presenta la vida cotidiana de un esquimal y su familia en la bahía de Hudson."
  • "Documentary about the communal life of the Eskimos and their daily struggle for survival in a harsh environment."@en
  • "Robert Flaherty lässt uns teilhaben an den Freuden und Mühen des rauen Lebens des Jägers Nanuk und seiner Familie im hohen Norden Kanadas in den frühen 20er Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts. Flaherty zeigt uns Szenen des Lebens und der Liebe, Humor und Zärtlichkeit der Mutter und der Eskimokinder, poetische Bilder, die ganze Schönheit der grossartigen Eiswüste. Dieses Meisterwerk bezaubert noch heute durch seine Klarheit und Einfachheit. Flaherty war mehrere Male in die unwirtliche Gegend gereist. Über den Zeitraum eines Jahres hinweg zeigt der Film Nanuk, seine Familie und ihr Leben in einer ebenso grandiosen wie harten und gefährlichen Natur, zwischen tiefen, extrem kalten Wintern und kurzen Sommern. (Quelle: www.absolutmedien.de)."
  • "Reissue of the 1922 silent motion picture of the same title. Presents a documentary, based on the book entitled My Eskimo friends : Nanook of the North by Robert Flaherty, on the saga 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. With captions. Given the status of pathbreaking documentary, this film about Eskimo life is also the creation of a storyteller whose innovation was to find his subjects in actuality while shaping them to a theme described by Frances Flaherty as 'the spirit with which people come to terms with their environment'. This is a new version restored in 1998 by David Shepard with an added music score by Timothy Brock. The tape also contains part of an interview with Frances Flaherty (produced by National Educational Television) discussing her husband's work and 'Nanook' in particular."@en
  • "Vie d'une famille esquimaude filmée au long des saisons et des jours sur les traces de Nanook, chef des Itivimuits, tribu du district du Cap Dufferin dans les territoires de la Baie d'Hudson. Préparatifs pour l'été, voyage au poste de traite tenu par les Blancs, capture du morse, du phoque et du renard, construction d'igloo, initiation des enfants à la chasse, retour à travers la tempête."
  • "Toutes les activités d'une famille esquimaude au fil des saisons et des jours sur les traces de Nanook, chef de la tribu des Itivimuits, du district du Cap Dufferin dans les territoires de la Baie d'Hudson. Construction d'un igloo, jeux des enfants, initiation des enfants à la chasse, voyage à travers la tempête."
  • "Documentary on the life of one Eskimo tribe, and their struggle for survival in the vast and inhospitable Arctic."
  • "Documentario sulla vita di Nanook e della sua famiglia; la caccia, l'igloo, la costruzione di un kayak, la vendita delle pelli tramite baratto."
  • "Presents a documentary, based on the book entitled My Eskimo friends, Nanook of the North, by Robert Flaherty, on the saga 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. With captions."@en
  • "Presents a documentary, based on the book entitled My Eskimo friends, Nanook of the North, by Robert Flaherty, on the saga 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. With captions."
  • "Studies the life of an Eskimo hunter and his constant struggle for survival against the menaces of nature."@en

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  • "Films documentaires"
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  • "Nanook of the North [a story of life and love in the actual Arctic]"
  • "Nanook of the north a story of life and love in the actual Arctic ; a film"
  • "Nanook of the North a film"@en
  • "Nanook of the north a story of life and love in the actual arctic"
  • "Nanook of the North a story of life and love in the actual arctic"
  • "Nanook of the north : a story of life and love in the actual Arctic ; a film"
  • "Nanook of the North [videorecording]"
  • "Nanook of the North a story of life and love in the actual Arctic [videorecording]"@en
  • "Nanook of the north"@en
  • "Nanook of the north"
  • "Nanook of the North a story of life and love in the actual Arctic"
  • "Nanook of the North a story of life and love in the actual Arctic"@en
  • "Nanook of the north Nanuk, der Eskimo"
  • "Nanook of the north [video]: a story of life and love in the actual Arctic"
  • "Nanuk, der Eskimo Nanook of the north"
  • "Nanook of the north a story of life and love in the actual Arctic"
  • "Nanook of the north a story of life and love in the actual Arctic"@en
  • "Nanook of the North (Film cinématographique)"
  • "Nanook of the North : a story of Life and love in the actual Arctic"
  • "Nanook of the North (Motion picture : 1922) 35 mm"@en
  • "Nanook of the North"@en
  • "Nanook of the North"
  • "Nanook of the North : a story of life and love in the actual Arctic"
  • "Nanook of the North a story of life and love in the actual North"
  • "Nanook of the North a story of life and love in the actual North"@en

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