ON TOP OF THE WHALE (1982)

On Top of the Whale
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On Top of the Whale
Fantasy
February 4, 1982
Dutch
1h 37m
Netherlands
Film International Rotterdam

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.

Cast & Characters

Crew

Raúl Ruiz

Director

Jorge Arriagada

Original Music Composer

Henri Alekan

Director of Photography