
A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia to study the last…
Fantasy, Drama • Movie • 1982 • 1h 37m
Starring: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jean Badin, Fernando Bordeu
Director: Raúl Ruiz
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On Top of the Whale
A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia to study the last speakers of a dying language. That language apparently consists of a single word, which therefore means everything.
Fantasy, Drama • Movie • 1982