Film
Nanook of the North
- Director
- Robert J. Flaherty
- Certificate
- U
- Running Time
- 79 mins
Often cited as one of the greatest documentaries of all time, Robert J. Flaherty’s 1922 silent film captured the huntin’, fishin’, igloo-buildin’ lifestyle of the eponymous Inuit and his family in arctic Quebec.
In fact, the whole thing was staged. Nanook normally hunted with a gun, for example, but Flaherty insisted that he use a spear instead, on the grounds that this looked more authentic. Nonetheless, it’s still a fascinating film and South West Silents are screening the brand new HD version from Lobster Films, Paris, with an orchestral score composed, compiled and conducted by Timothy Brock.
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