Nanook of the north

Summary: Documentary on the life of one Eskimo tribe, and their struggle for survival in the vast and inhospitable Arctic.

Record details

ISBN: 1559408960
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (79 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
dvd
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c1998.

General Note:	Based on the book: My Eskimo friends / by Robert Flaherty. 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. Originally produced in 1922 as a silent motion picture. CatMonthString:september.13 DVD special features: excerpts from the television documentary, Flaherty and Film ; interviews with the filmmaker's widow and co-editor Francis Flaherty, and stills gallery of Flaherty's photographs of life in the Arctic. Originally released as a motion picture in 1922.
Formatted Contents Note:	Logos/Introductory titles -- Barren lands -- The family kayak -- The "big igloo" -- Fishing on the thin edge of starvation -- The Tiger of the North -- Two miles a day -- Building the igloo -- Home schooling -- "Morning" -- Ogjuk, the big seal -- Shelter from the storm -- Restoration credits.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library, ILL.