Nanook of the North.
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [1998].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD 971.403 Nan
1 available
DVD 971.403 Nan
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southside - Media | DVD 971.403 Nan | On Shelf |
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Published
[irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [1998].
Language
English
UPC
715515009829
Notes
General Note
Silent film with English intertitles.
General Note
Based on the book: My Eskimo friends / by Robert Flaherty.
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.
General Note
Special features: New digital transfer -- New orchestral score by silent film music specialist Timothy Brock -- Exceprts 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 phtoographs of life in the Arctic.
General Note
Originally released as an American/French silent motion picture by Revillon Frères in 1922.
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.
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