Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North [videorecording] / revillon Freres presents ; A film by Robert J. Flaherty ; The Criterion Collection ; A joint venture with Janus Films.

Contributor Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951.

Imprint:[Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, c1998.

Description1 videodisc (090 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 small unpaged folder.

Note:Originally produced in 1922 as a silent movie.

Note:Based on the book, My Eskimo friends by Robert Flaherty.

Note:Special features include 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 ;Film restoration and transfer supervision, David Shepard/Film Preservation Associates ; Video editor Bret Hampton ; Telecine colorist, Russell Bishop.

Note:"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 suceeds in capturing the spirit of the Inuit people in scenes of matchless cinematic beauty." [Publishers statement]

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