iGuest 3 Report post Posted November 30, 2004 Set at the dawn of the first millennium, based on an ancient oral legend of love, jealousy, murder and revenge, the world's first Inuit feature film astonished audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, where Atanarjuat made its world premiere and won the prestigious Camera d'Or in May 2001. Praised for its originality, authenticity, dramatic power and visual beauty, Atanarjuat went on to win prizes at a dozen international film festivals, and six Genie Awards (Canadian Oscars) including Best Picture and Best Director. Since February 2002 the film has opened to critical acclaim and box office success in France, U.K., Canada, the U.S., Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Germany and Denmark to date, with openings scheduled in Russia, Japan, Italy and many other countries in the next few months. In December 2002 Atanarjuat was named by more than fifty international film critics as one of the Ten Best Films of 2002. A.O. Scott of the NY Times called the film a 'masterpiece,' considering Atanarjuat as 'the birth of the first national cinema of the 21st century.' Toronto's Globe and Mail named director Zacharias Kunuk its Man of the Year in the Arts, and Canada's Governor-General awarded Kunuk the Order of Canada. Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaaq) helps build the qaggiq for the head punch competition. Un Certain Regard - Official Selection - Cannes 2001 Winner Camera d'or for Best First Feature Film many more awards listed http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ 4.6 MB trailer: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ 12.7 MB trailer: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
