On Top of the Whale

Name: On Top of the Whale
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1982
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7

1982 · 97 min

Fantasy · Drama

★ 7.0

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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.

Crew

Director Raúl Ruiz
Writer Raúl Ruiz
Director of Photography Henri Alekan

Cast

Willeke van Ammelrooy
Eve
Jean Badin
Luis
F
Fernando Bordeu
Narciso
H
Herbert Curiel
Adam
A
Amber De Grau
Eden
L
Luis Mora
E
Ernie Navarro

Crew

Director — Raúl Ruiz
Writer — Raúl Ruiz
Director of Photography — Henri Alekan

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🔥 Hot takes

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Intermission

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