tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post4946189279212332589..comments2024-03-06T15:05:52.856-06:00Comments on 1001: A FILM ODYSSEY: NANOOK OF THE NORTH (1922), LOUISIANA STORY (1948)1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post-49550996259393241952015-02-13T11:53:03.575-06:002015-02-13T11:53:03.575-06:00As a lecturer, I have shown Nanook of the North to...As a lecturer, I have shown Nanook of the North to my students in one of my upper year anthropology classes. Many aspects of it were indeed staged by Flaherty to look "traditional", though it's my opinion that this is of minor importance to the value of the film. <br /><br />Despite the inaccuracies, the performances of the Inuit actors remain valid - as they were part of the re-creation of their own story, and ultimately played key roles in the images that were captured. <br /><br />Flaherty may have given them direction, but they lent much to the film's aesthetic qualities that were undoubtedly important to the film's success and lasting importance, historically and otherwise. Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post-85753700398470646042015-02-10T13:54:50.023-06:002015-02-10T13:54:50.023-06:00One thing I kind of like about Louisiana Story is ...One thing I kind of like about Louisiana Story is the sheer oddness of it. Such large sections with no dialogue and the oncoming oil drillers not really posing any kind of environmental threat. I certainly wouldn't argue against it being a bit on the dull side.chris, a librarianhttp://www.1001afilmodyssey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post-60193856815323753262015-02-10T13:12:49.492-06:002015-02-10T13:12:49.492-06:00With both movies Flaherty wants to tell a story th...With both movies Flaherty wants to tell a story that is not necessarily the true story, but one of convenience. In Nanook he just wants a lot of cool pictures showing the Inuit that the public would expect to see. I am reminded of the Gary Larsson cartoon where all the natives run around in a panic: "quick quick, hide the fridges and the tv's, the anthropologists are coming!". In Louisianna story he wants to show all the wonder and progress oil drilling brings to a backward neighbourhood. The bayoux and oil in harmony...hmmm... a few years before Deepwater Horizon. I wonder if that is really documentary, At least the first one is fun. The second is just boring.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622159271440854440.post-740679792565565152015-02-10T11:31:52.245-06:002015-02-10T11:31:52.245-06:00Louisiana Story is, from what I can tell, about ho...Louisiana Story is, from what I can tell, about how Cajun spit is magical.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com