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Nanook of the North, an Uncommon card
Nanook of the North is a 1922 American silent film that combines elements of documentary and docudrama/docufiction, at a time when the concept of separating films into documentary and drama did not yet exist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 81,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Nanook of the North quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nanook of the North card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty, who also served as ______, editor, and producer.
Answer
cinematographer. It is written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty, who also served as cinematographer, editor, and producer. From the Nanook of the North article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Nanook of the North is a ____ American silent film that combines elements of documentary and docudrama/docufiction, at a time when the concept of separating films into documentary and drama did not yet exist.
Answer
1920s. Nanook of the North is a 1922 American silent film that combines elements of documentary and docudrama/docufiction, at a time when the concept of separating films into documentary and drama did not yet exist. From the Nanook of the North article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In the tradition of what would later be called salvage ethnography, the film follows the struggles of the Inuk man named Nanook and his family in the Canadian Arctic.
- It is written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty, who also served as cinematographer, editor, and producer.
- Some have criticized Flaherty for staging several sequences, but the film has been described by Roger Ebert as "stand[ing] alone" among Flaherty's films "in its stark regard for the courage and ingenuity of its heroes." It was the first feature-length documentary to achieve commercial success, proving the financial viability of the genre and inspiring many films to come.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nanook of the North article was read about 81,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Nanook of the North
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Nanook of the North (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Robert J. Flannery / Pathe Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
