Robert Joseph Flaherty
1) Man of Aran
Publisher
Home Vision HVE Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Documents the life of a family in a small fishing village in the Aran Islands, Ireland, as it struggles to win the daily battle against its magnificent opponent--the sea.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Presents a documentary on the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs.
5) Elephant boy
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
As Kipling's Toomai of the elephants, 13-year-old Sabu storms the jungle with his pachyderm pal, instantly becoming a legend.
Series
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
None
Description
Nanook of the North: presents a documentary on the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs. Contains both documentary footage and staged scenes.
The wedding of Palo, Nanook's obvious successor, is the last beautiful work of the famed Danish polar explorer and anthropologist...
7) Eskimo
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date
1959]
Language
English
Description
Nature and meaning of Canadian Eskimo art. Paintings by Varley, carvings collected by Flaherty, and text by Carpenter.
8) Moana
Publisher
Kino Classics
Language
English
Formats
Description
Director Robert J. Flaherty journeyed with his wife, Frances, and their children to the South Seas island of Savai'i to capture on film the exotic lifestyles of the Samoan people. In doing so, they resurrected and dramatized the recently vanished customs and struggles of the people just before modernization permanently altered the cultural landscape of the island. In 1975, nearly 50 years after the original release of the film, the Flahertys' daughter,...