for its day, "Nanook..." was well done, despite the liberties taken by Flaherty, the director.
it can be argued that there is no such thing as a "true" documentary.
that the director cannot be wholly objective.
however, what Flaherty achieved here in this film is remarkable and significant for film-making.
I saw this film tonight on TCM as part of a special monthly series on Native Americans.
it was specifically mentioned that Allakariallak, who played Nanook, did not die from starvation, as several reviews here on IMDb.com have stated.
He died from tuberculosis.
it can be argued that there is no such thing as a "true" documentary.
that the director cannot be wholly objective.
however, what Flaherty achieved here in this film is remarkable and significant for film-making.
I saw this film tonight on TCM as part of a special monthly series on Native Americans.
it was specifically mentioned that Allakariallak, who played Nanook, did not die from starvation, as several reviews here on IMDb.com have stated.
He died from tuberculosis.