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I haven't able to visit the forums consistently of late, and just read through that entire "ultimate knife movie" thread in the General forum. The obvious films are named -- Iron Mistress, Rambo, The Edge, etc. -- but I was surprised that, in 5+ pages, no one mentioned an extraordinary new Canadian film at the end of its theatrical run in the US, The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat). It is the first feature film written, produced, and directed by an Inuit artist, and based on an Inuit myth of love, betrayal, and honor. It's also a pretty hardcore depiction of "survival skills" in the most remote, merciless, northernmost regions of our hemisphere, and provides what appears to be a pretty authentic, no frills view of everyday life among the region's native peoples (not contemporary; earlier era). Lots of "knife activity" but not of the Hannibal Lecter sort, and no brand-name knives. Instead, you see men making igloos using large, khukuri-shaped knives made of what appear to be bone; women separating meat from hides with simple knives; traditional food prep; and other kinds of presumably primitive skills.
Has anyone else seen it? If you haven't, make a point of doing so if it is still playing in your area; check the local art house cinema listings. Otherwise, jot down a reminder to rent it when it comes out in video. Really breathtaking film manages to be equal parts mythical, ethnographic, and realistic. Anyhow, not so much a "review" but rather a plug for the movie. My two cents --
Glen
Has anyone else seen it? If you haven't, make a point of doing so if it is still playing in your area; check the local art house cinema listings. Otherwise, jot down a reminder to rent it when it comes out in video. Really breathtaking film manages to be equal parts mythical, ethnographic, and realistic. Anyhow, not so much a "review" but rather a plug for the movie. My two cents --
Glen