About "Nanook of the North" (see question below)?

Question

I'd like to know some information about the silent film "Nanook of the North". When was it made? Who directed it? Were they real Eskimos in the film or were they actors? Where was it filmed? Any other info about it would be greatly appreciated. Thanx!

Answer 1

The film was shot near Inukjuaq, on Hudson Bay in arctic Quebec, Canada. Having worked as a prospector and explorer in arctic Canada among the Inuit, Flaherty was familiar with his subjects and set out to document their lifestyle. Funded by French fur company Revillion Frères, the film was shot from August 1920 to August 1921. Flaherty had done film work in the region prior to this period, but that original footage was destroyed in a fire started by Flaherty dropping a cigarette on the original camera negative, prompting the director to make Nanook of the North in its place.

As the first nonfiction work of its scale, Nanook of the North was ground-breaking cinema. It captured an exotic culture in a distant location, rather than a facsimile of reality using actors and props on a studio set. Traditional Inuit methods of hunting, fishing, igloo-building, and other customs were shown with accuracy, and the compelling story of a man and his family struggling against nature met with great success in North America and abroad.

Answer 2

fake eskimos

Answer 3

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