
	Where results make sense

Topic: Atanarjuat

Related Topics

Mon oncle Antoine

The Sweet Hereafter

Inuit

2002

In the News (Mon 28 May 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	AsianWeek.com: A&E: ‘Fast Runner’ Innovates Global Cinema
		After Oki discovers that Atanarjuat and Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu), a young beauty he has been promised in marriage, are in love, he challenges his rival to a ritual boxing match, which consists of exchanging point-blank blows to the opponent’s head.
		Atanarjuat takes Puja as a second wife, and she is soon sowing discord in the family.
		Atanarjuat escapes barefoot and naked across the sea ice, guided by the voices of his ancestors while closely pursued by Oki in a stunning chase sequence.
	www.asianweek.com /2002_06_28/arts_runner.html (758 words)

	Atanarjuat
		Atanarjuat (2001), aka The Fast Runner, is an Inuit production telling the myth of Atanarjuat, a story which includes adultery, evil spirits, murder, jealousy, and caries the important message for that culture that the family unit has to get along and live for the good of the group to survive in the tundra.
		Atanarjuat and Atuat are in love, but Atuat has been promised to the evil son of the evil leader, Oki.
		Atanarjuat is furious at his brother, the brother's wife is furious at her, and Puja runs home to daddy, claiming that her husband tried to kill her for no reason.
	www.scoopy.com /atanarjuat.htm (971 words)

	Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
		Atanarjuat, the first film ever filmed in the Inuit language of Canada, is a stunning achievement.
		It gives movie audiences a glimpse of an old culture for the first time, in a story that is fresh yet familiar, because it touches on such basic human emotions as love, hatred, jealousy, and revenge.
		The problem is that Atuat is promised to Oki (Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq), the son of Sauri (Eugene Ipkarnak), the chief of the community.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/atanarjuat.html (528 words)

	deseretnews.com - Movie review: Atanarjuat The Fast Runner \| Deseret Morning News Web edition
		Though Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaaq) and his older brother Amaqjuaq (Pakkak Innushuk) are strong and swift, they've been overlooked as leaders of their tribe and have become objects of ridicule.
		Their real target escapes, but since Atanarjuat is sans clothing and without any weapons, they figure it's only a matter of time before he dies from exposure to the elements.
		"Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)" is not rated but would probably receive an R for violence (beatings, stabbings and other brawling), full male and female nudity, scenes of simulated sex, a brief rape scene, scattered use of strong profanity (some sexually related), gore and vulgarity (belching and use of some vulgar slang).
	deseretnews.com /movies/view/1,1257,290000172,00.html (408 words)

	CM Magazine: Atanarjuat.
		Based on an ancient legend, Atanarjuat tells the tale of an invasion of evil which sets in motion years of misery and discord in Igloolik, a small isolated community of nomadic Inuit.
		Atanarjuat's run for his life, naked and barefoot across the frozen sea as he flees from his murderous pursuers, is a piece of film wizardry which viewers will long remember.
		Like a Greek epic, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is a story in which the supernatural underscores universal themes of love, lust, retribution, revenge, nemesis, forgiveness and healing.
	www.umanitoba.ca /outreach/cm/vol11/no7/atanarjuatthefasrrunner.html (663 words)

	The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) (2001)
		Just when you start to think you may be trapped in a three-hour Nanook of the North, the story jumps forward 20 or so years, and we meet the next generation frolicking around in their fuzzy clothes and cavorting on their dog sleds.
		Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaaq), also known as the Fast Runner, and his brother Amaqjuaq (Pakkak Innushuk) are inseparable, good guys that are good hunters and good men.
		Atanarjuat has his eye on the pretty and sweet Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu), but unfortunately for both of them, she has been promised at birth to Oki (Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq) who is, needless to say, a bit of an asshole.
	www.moviepie.com /rent/fast_runner.htm (584 words)

	The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) (2001)
		Fearless brave Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaaq) wins the heart of the lovely Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu), dashing the dreams of the two children of the camp leader.
		As her plan plays itself out, Amaqjuaq ends up dead and Atanarjuat proves that his sobriquet "the Fast Runner" is no lie as he begins his mad dash across the ice.
		Atanarjuat arrives in the States with quite a pedigree: It was the Canadian entry for the 2001 Foreign Language Oscar.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=135237&Tab=reviews&buy=open&CID=13 (570 words)

	Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
		Zacharias Kunuk's Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner), the first motion picture presented entirely in the Inuit language Inutkikuk, is what it means to be transported by the cinema: taken to another place and another time on the flickering wings of film's lunar art.
		Atanarjuat presents a villain in Oki (Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq), whose betrothed Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu) prefers Atanarjuat, causing him to challenge Atanarjuat to a test of strength in the form of mouth wrestling and sharp blows to the temple.
		Atanarjuat is a passion too short at 172 minutes, educating us equally in the Inuit culture of a century ago and in the sociology of man for time immemorial, finding its heart in the heart of human experience.
	filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/atanarjuat.htm (429 words)

	Movie Info for Atanarjuat the Fast Runner on MSN Movies
		Atanarjuat the Fast Runner is the first feature film in the Inuktitut language, spoken by the Inuit tribes of northern Canada.
		The film tells the story of Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaq), an unassuming young man who falls in love with Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu), whose hand has already been promised to the scheming Oki (Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq), the son of the tribal chief.
		Atanarjuat the Fast Runner won the Camera D'Or at Cannes in 2001, and was selected for the 2002 New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=452 (351 words)

	The Movie Chicks - Review - The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)
		Atanarjuat and his brother Amaqjuaq (Pakkak Innukshuk) leave the tribe, with their wives, to hunt.
		Atanarjuat appears from sea, the tribal shaman (Paul Qulitalik) realizes that an evil spirit that will destroy the community possesses Oki and he's banished.
		Atanarjuat is reunited with Atuat and a legend is born.
	www.themoviechicks.com /jul2002/mcrfastrunner.html (454 words)

	Videodetective.com - ATANARJUAT THE FAST RUNNER TRAILER PAGE
		Atanarjuat the Fast Runner is the first feature film in the Inuktitut language, spoken by the Inuit tribes of northern Canada.
		Atanarjuat doesn't think he's strong enough to fight Oki, and relies on his older brother, the powerful Amaqjuaq (Pakkak Innukshuk), to look out for him.
		Atanarjuat the Fast Runner won the Camera D'Or at {~Cannes} in 2001, and was selected for {~the 2002 New Directors/New Films Festival} at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
	videodetective.com /home.asp?PublishedID=747370 (430 words)

	OnMilwaukee.com Kids and Family: Human nature captured in "Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner"
		Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaaq) and Amaqjuaq (Pakkak Innukshuk) become outcasts after the former wins a fight to claim Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu) away from Oki (Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq), to whom she was promised.
		What makes director Zacharias Kunuk's "Atanarjuat" most interesting is its portrayal of a culture so different from our own in so many superficial ways, but so similar at its basis.
		Although the setting is exotic, the language is foreign and the clothing primitive, "Atanarjuat" is a snapshot of all humanity, as embodied by one hearty people.
	www.onmilwaukee.com /family/articles/atanarjuat.html (522 words)

	The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)
		Puja's path is easier: the Inuit allow a man to have more than one wife, and she seduces Atanarjuat on a caribou hunt.
		In retaliation, Atanarjuat banishes Puja, who returns to her own family and spins a tale of how Atanarjuat attempted to kill her.
		Atanarjuat escapes, but he is naked and is pursued by Oki and his friends across the ice.
	www.tranquility.net /~benedict/fastrunner.html (1089 words)

	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner: Film Review di Guido Mezzabotta
		"Atanarjuat" (The Fast Runner) is an epic tale of love, murder, rape, revenge and betrayal set against the pristine beauty of this frozen land.
		Filmed in digital Betacam, Cohn's camera follows the tale of "Atanarjuat" and his older brother who must survive in the brutal climate of this unforgiving region while defending against a neighbouring tribe possessed by an ancient, evil spirit.
		When Atanarjuat's brother is brutally murdered, the film kicks into high gear with one of the most memorable scenes in the film.
	members.optushome.com.au /thesquiz/fastrun.htm (476 words)

	'Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)'
		Mostly, Atanarjuat enjoys running after Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu), who has been pledged to marry the leader's son, Oki (Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq), who protests in vain -- his bark is worse than his bite.
		In fact, there is such a timeless quality to "Atanarjuat" that I could not say for sure in what era it is supposed to take place.
		The image that stays with you is of Atanarjuat trying to escape an attack on his life, leaping from his tent and running naked across the ice like a newborn gazelle bursting from its mother's womb.
	www.post-gazette.com /movies/20020726runner9.asp (629 words)

	Slant Magazine - Film Review: Atanarjuat
		Preserved and passed down from generation to generation by Igloolik elders, this legend is set in the Arctic Circle of the first millenium and celebrates fast runner Atanarjuat's (Natar Ungallaq) rise from honored tribesman to cultural liberator.
		Once Atanarjuat is forced to run naked across a fragile Arctic landscape, the film becomes the euphoric celebration of an oppressed man's inner spirit.
		Atanarjuat seems to say everything that could ever be said about control, revenge and the healing power of forgiveness.
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=27 (364 words)

	Amazon.com: The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat): DVD: Natar Ungalaaq,Sylvia Ivalu,Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq,Lucy ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		It tells the story of Atanarjuat and his brother, beginning before they were born, with their father's history, and of the tribe's 40-year struggle against an evil spirit.
		Atanarjuat and Atuat's love story is compelling and endearing, while the slow descent into conflict is frighteningly shown.
		as Atanarjuat, as Atuat, as Oki, as Puja, as Panikpak, as Qulitalik/A shaman, as Sauri, the chief, as Amaqjuaq, as Uluriaq, as Tungajuaq, as Kumaglak, as Atanarjuat, as Atuat, as Oki, as Puja, as Panikpak, as Qulitalik/A shaman, as Sauri, the chief, as Amaqjuaq, as Uluriaq, as Tungajuaq...
	www.amazon.com /Fast-Runner-Atanarjuat-Natar-Ungalaaq/dp/B00007L4ON (3000 words)

	Movie Review - Atanarjuat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Atanarjuat (also called Fast Runner) is a story of a nomadic Arctic community's experience with an evil spirit that plagues the tribe for a generation.
		Atanarjuat, his brother Amaqjuaq and their parent's are harassed by the evil offspring of tribe's chieftain Sauri.
		The film is brought to life because native Inuits were used for both cast and crew and the film is spoken in Inuit with English subtitles.
	www.livingonthenet.com /Movies/Atanarjuat.htm (210 words)

	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002) - A Review by David Nusair
		With a cast comprised of both actors and locals, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner is based on an ancient legend that's been circulating among the Inuit culture for thousands of years.
		Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner barely has enough material to fill a 52-minute CBC special, let alone a three-hour cinematic "event." Once the characters have been introduced and the rivalries have been established, the film doesn't really have anywhere to go.
		The director, Zacharias Kunuk, doesn't trouble himself with issues of pacing or character development; rather, he seems to be hoping that the vast, barren landscape should be breathtaking enough to satiate most viewers.
	www.reelfilm.com /atanarj.htm (454 words)

	BBC - Films - review - Atanarjuat - the Fast Runner
		The sons of Tulimaq - Amaqjuaq the Strong One (Innushuk) and Atanarjuat the Fast Runner (Ungalaaq) - repeatedly clash with the loutish son of Sauri, Oki (Arnatsiaq).
		The latter is incensed by the fact that Atanarjuat has won the the heart of the beautiful Atuat (Ivalu), to whom he has been betrothed since childhood.
		There are some confusing time-shifts in the initial scenes, yet "Atanarjuat" soon settles into its own rhythm, whilst the chase sequence involving a naked Atanarjuat being pursued on foot across the ice floes is genuinely extraordinary.
	www.bbc.co.uk /films/2002/01/22/atanarjuat_review_2002_review.shtml (438 words)

	Flipside Movie Emporium: Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Movie Review
		Rather than reconfigure the impossible feats of Beowulf or Luke Skywalker, Atanarjuat's story is a universal myth set in the everyday, an exhilarating tall tale of the ordinary.
		But Puja is a lazy firebrand, and after she has two-timing sex with Amaqjuaq, the angry and broken-hearted Atanarjuat chases her from his camp.
		Puja tearfully, falsely tells her brother Oki that Atanarjuat tried to murder her, and Oki, all too willingly, plots homicidal revenge.
	www.flipsidemovies.com /atanarjuat.html (1499 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner
		Atanarjuat preserves a minority culture's idea of itself as an exploration of its fantasy life, even as that minority culture struggles with twenty-first-century assimilation.
		Atanarjuat eventually wins the hand of Oki's betrothed, Atuat (Sylvia Ivalu), thereby deepening the evil spirit brought on by Sauri's original sin.
		Owing to supernatural forces, Atanarjuat is aided by a tribal elder who is aware of the evil hovering over them since Sauri's crime a generation before.
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /42/fastrunner.htm (1503 words)

	Atanarjuat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the duel begins, Oki is startled with a vision of the evil Shaman, and Atanarjuat is protected by a prayer by Panikpak to her dead husband.
		Atanarjuat is now in an unhappy marriage with two wives, Atuat and Puja, and has a young son by Atuat.
		Atanarjuat "is an important step for an indigenous people who have, until recently, seen their culture recorded by outsiders" wrote Doug Alexander in the Canadian historical magazine The Beaver.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atanarjuat (3491 words)

	Rambles: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Atanarjuat, or The Fast Runner, is like little else seen in movies to date -- giving some of the first light of film to Inuit storytelling.
		Two brothers, Atanarjuat ("the fast runner") and Amaqjuaq ("the strong one") are embroiled in a feud with Oki, son of the clan's ruler.
		In a sequence that melds ice and sky, panting sled dogs with Atanarjuat's ragged, exhausted breath, feet shredded by the ice and Atanarjuat's visceral shock when he falls into brutally cold water, Kunuk has forged a gripping, physical portrayal of agony and determination.
	www.rambles.net /atanarjuat01.html (497 words)

	Atanarjuat : The Fast Runner
		Atanarjuat is based on an Inuit legend that has been told and transmitted by the oral tradition of the Inuit people for thousands of years.
		Atanarjuat and Amagjuaq, sons of Tulimaq are excellent hunters and popular in the group.
		Atanarjuat was shot in 1999 with the first generation Sony Digital betacam 16:9 video camera, at the 30 frames per second format of conventional video.
	www.dvdbeaver.com /film/dvdcompare/atanarjuat.htm (1441 words)

	Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
		Natar Ungalaaq (Atanarjuat), Sylvia Ivalu (Atuat), Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq (Oki), Lucy Tulugarjuk (Puta), Pauloosie Qulitalik (Qulitalik), Madeline Ivalu (Panikpak), Pakkak Innukshuk (Amaqjuaq), Eugene Ipkarnak (Sauri)
		However Atanarjuat wins Atuat fairly in a fight for her hand with Oki and they are married.
		Atanarjuat bides his time waiting to return and deal with the spirit of evil that has come upon his tribe.
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/atanarjuat.htm (724 words)

	Atanarjuat
		"Atanarjuat" brings to life an Inuit tale that had been passed on for thousands of years through their long-standing oral tradition.
		Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner, wins the hand of the lovely Atuat away from the boastful son of the camp leader, Oki, who vows to get even.
		Oki then ambushes Atanarjuat and his brother in their sleep, killing the brother as Atanarjuat miraculously escapes running naked over the spring ice.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /culture/arts/ss_atarnajuat-en.asp (471 words)

	The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat): A film by Zacharias Kunuk.
		Atanarjuat wins the hand of the lovely Atuat away from the boastful son of the camp leader, Oki, who vows to get even.
		For Inuit viewers Atanarjuat is part of this continuous stream of oral history, adapted to the film medium for future generations.
		Atanarjuat was shot on wide screen (16:9) digital betacam, transferred to 35mm film through a "smooth motion" process with true film resolution at Digital Film Group, Vancouver.
	www.urbanmozaik.com /2002.may/may02_film.html (2150 words)

	"The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)" - Salon
		An evil shaman has divided the community into two warring clans, and some years later the grown-up sons of the two families, infants when the spell was cast, must face off in an inevitable confrontation over a woman they both want.
		Atanarjuat (Natar Ungalaaq), a handsome, playful young man noted for his fleetness of foot, miraculously escapes from Oki (Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq), the rival who's trying to murder him, and becomes the redeemer of his people.
		Atanarjuat and Oki may belong to the tradition of Hector and Agamemnon or the Hatfields and McCoys, but they're also just a couple of testosterone-pumped guys -- one of them easy and confident, the other jealous and petty -- who want the same girl and can't live peacefully in the same neighborhood.
	dir.salon.com /story/ent/movies/review/2002/06/07/fast_runner/index.html (1067 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)