Title: Nanook of the North
Year: 1922
Country: USA
Director: Robert J. Flaherty
Producer: Robert J. Flaherty
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 79 minutes
Viewed: June 30, 2010
Review: The best word to describe this film is wow! This was the best movie we have watched so far. I'm not sure whether it was the fact that it was the first documentary or what, but the fact that we got to be a part of these Eskimos' lives for a little over an hour was throughly entertaining. Everything they did was captivating. The beginning scene captures the viewers attention because it is beautiful but from there the viewer is left seeing a hilarious canoe scene where more Eskimos than you think pop out like it's a clown car. The whole movie, seeing their way of life, truly is just attention grabbing. There is no question in my mind why this movie is in the book, even if it wasn't in the book for it being considered the first documentary, it should be in there solely because of how amazing it is. Absolutely, one hundred percent, the best film we have watched so far. My hat to you Robert J. Flaherty, well done. Also, it should be said that this is the only movie so far that caught one of our roommates attention to the point she sat down to watch with us.
Rating:
4 Shamrocks
4.5 Soccer balls
Movie 14 down... 987 to go!
this film was staged...granted it was the first "documentary", but they were actors recreating an "authentic" scene. and that scene with the people coming out the canoe reminded me of the clown car with like 50 clowns coming out...can you say editing trick?
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