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The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

Canada/Denmark 2006
produced by
Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk, Elise Lund Larsen, Vibeke Vogel for Igloolik Isuma Productions, Barok Film, Kunuk Cohn Productions
directed by Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn
starring Pakak Innuksuk, Leah Angutimarik, Neeve Irngaur Uttak, Natar Ungalaaq, Samueli Ammaq, Jens Jorn Spottag, Abraham Ulayuruluk, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Kim Bodnia, Jakob Cedergren, Sofie Danielsen
written by Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, cinematography by Norman Cohn

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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The Arctic, 1922: Innuit Apak (Leah Angutimarik), the daughter of shaman Avva (Pakak Innukshuk) and a shaman herself, is only in her mid-20's, but she has lived through great tragedy: Her first lover, Nuqallaq (Natir Ungalaaq), was chased away from the tribe because he has helped the whites, her husband has been butally killed by a man who wanted her, and her current husband - a clumsy compensation for the death of her first hubby - she simply detests ... if she cares to notice him at all. Instead she is having sex with her dead husband (which looks suspiciously like masturbating).

One day a group of Danish explorers stops by Apak's tribe, to explore the innuit lifestyle ... and to persuade the tribe to take them to another Innuit village, far up North. To everyone's surprise, Avva agrees, and soon enough, the whole tribe heads North, which turns out to be a perilous journey marked by many losses (mostly sleighdogs though). Finally they make it to the other village, to realize the other tribe has become Christians. Avva's tribe of course detests the Christian lifetyle ... but by and by everyone realizes that the Christians have the far better food and don't adhere to ancient Innuit traditions ... and by and by, Avva's tribe joins the other tribe - and when Avva himself joins the Christians as well, it is only three people of his tribe who just refuse to change sides ...

 

Now this is just my opinion, and it might sound odd, but: The Arctic is a great scenery for all kinds of great drama ripe for the picking.

Unfortunately, great drama The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is not, it's a carelessly written film that lacks highlights, excitement, tension, suspense, interesting characters and whatever else there is, plus it totally fails to exploit the great Arctic landscapes. Instead the film makes a few half-hearted attempts at documentary agout hte Innuit lifestyle - but is then too lazy to explain what exactly is going on - and often relies on (at best) mediocre actors to tell incongruent stories or sing traditional songs really badly.

It's such a pity, this film could have been great if more effort would have been put into the script and direction ... but as it is, it's just a bad film. If you want to see good Arctic drama, you still have to go all the way back to the silent groundbreaking documentary Nanook of the North (1922, Robert J.Flaherty) !

 

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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