Eskimo (1933)

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Eskimo (1933)

Posted by Jay Buridan (A) on March 19, 2021 at 07:47:27

I saw this film last night on TCM based on a story by Danish explorer Peter Freuchen. Its beauty astounded me. The protagonist Mala was a real Eskimo who performed his own stunts including a real wolf fight. It took several years to make. The hunting scenes were real hunts of walruses, caribou, polar bear, and whales. The language is Inuit with English subtitles.

This is the first film to ever win an Academy Award for Editing (1934 was the first year when an Oscar for Editing was introduced.)

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Topic - Eskimo (1933) - Jay Buridan 07:47:27 03/19/21 (14)

Nanook of the north - violinist3 01:34:49 03/20/21 (2)

The University of Alaska at Fairbanks sports teams call themselves the Nanooks. nt - free.ranger 08:12:03 03/20/21 (1)

A native Alaskan friend here in San Diego in named Manook - violinist3 09:39:49 03/20/21 (0)

That would be "The Inuit". You are hereby CANCELLED! - Billy Wonka 20:13:27 03/19/21 (2)

You should be sitting down - free.ranger 20:50:41 03/19/21 (1)

RE: You should be sitting down - rivervalley817 21:20:11 03/19/21 (0)

Good film. Ray Mala was Russian-Jewish and Inupiaq. - free.ranger 09:52:46 03/19/21 (7)

"Corned whale sandwich, hold the mayo!" nt - tinear 10:47:55 03/19/21 (6)

That's what she said - Jay Buridan 14:03:13 03/19/21 (0)

You just think it's mayo. Indeed, hold it. nt - free.ranger 11:48:16 03/19/21 (4)

I got Deleted for less. And it was funnier. - oldmkvi 21:34:22 03/19/21 (3)

RE: I got Deleted for less. And it was funnier. - rivervalley817 21:45:10 03/19/21 (2)

No, no, it was the Finnish small leafy branch that did me in. - oldmkvi 06:56:59 03/20/21 (1)

RE: No, no, it was the Finnish small leafy branch that did me in. - rivervalley817 12:13:54 03/20/21 (0)

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