Subject: Re: [baidarka] Shadow of the Wolf - video
From: dolmans (dolmans@attbi.com)
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 00:08:54 EST
"Shadow of the Wolf" information can be found at the following link.
http://movies.go.com/movies/S/shadowofthewolf_1993/index.html
and here is another site with articles/buzz about the movie
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ShadowoftheWolf-1041677/reviews.php
Just in case anyone was wondering.
Gerard Dolmans
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From: "Skip Snaith" <kyak@rockisland.com>
To: "baidarka" <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:33 PM
Subject: [baidarka] Shadow of the Wolf - video
> I rented "Shadow of the Wolf" from my local market last night, it's a
> pleasant surprise. It is features an "Eskimo" story line set in 1935,
> Canadian Arctic. It contains an interesting mix of the real deal and
> moviemaking license. I couldn't find anything in the credits but it
> appeared to be shot in an Inuit village, and all the gear, clothing, sleds
> etc. look quite accurate. There is a great igloo sequence too.
>
> All the secondary actors are Inuit, great clothes and cultural stuff,
> tattooed faces. Baidarka folk will like the whale hunting scene despite a
> certain lack of verisimilitude, there is an umiak and several kayaks. All
> the gear looks quite real even if the hunt doesn't. It all looked very
> eastern arctic, but that's about all the I.D. I'd care to attempt.
>
> Lots of French type names in the credits, I think it was produced
> in Canada. Probably could be tracked down on the net easily enough.
>
> Unfortunately Lou Diamond Phillips does not make a very believable Inuit,
> although his polar bear disciplining skills were impressive.
>
>
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