...This first feature-length documentary film, which was described as "a charm of truth that makes feature films seem hollow," led Flaherty to be called "the father of documentary film." The film depicts the lifestyle and customs of the people living in the Canadian far north, shot on location, with an Eskimo man named Nanuk as the main character (also known as "Nanuk of the North" in the original title). As is clear from the fact that an igloo (ice house) is actually too small to be used for interior filming, and an extra-large igloo was built for the film, the entire film is not simply live action, but as Paul Rosa, author of "Documentary Film," analyzes, "the materials used for the film were taken from real life, and the choice of images to fully understand their existence made it a recorded 'reality.'" *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Nanuk of the North" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…〈劇映画が空疎に見える真実の魅力〉と評されたこの長編記録映画の第1作によって,フラハティは〈ドキュメンタリー映画の父〉と呼ばれるまでに至る。ナヌックというエスキモーの男を主人公に,現地ロケでカナダ極北居住民族の生活風俗を描く(《極北のナヌック》という原題でも知られる)。イグルー(氷の家)は実際には小さすぎて内部の撮影には使えず,映画のために特大のイグルーをつくったことなどからも明らかなように,全編単なる実写ではなく,《ドキュメンタリィ映画》の著者ポール・ローサが分析しているように,〈映画のために用いられた素材は現実の生活から撮影され,その存在を十分に理解してもらううえでのイメージの選択によって,実際に記録された“現実”となっている。… ※「《極北のナヌック》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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