The Arctic has long fascinated people across the world, so it isn’t surprising that stories of the Arctic have inspired movies and TV shows. Here are 4 of our favorite Arctic shows and movies.
Nanook of the North (1922)
It’s man against nature in this classic silent film from 1922, which tells the story of an Inuit hunter named Nanook and his family as they struggle to survive in the harsh environment of Canada’s Hudson Bay region. Although some of the scenes were staged, we see how the Inuit people live. We see how Nanook uses a harpoon (鱼叉) to hunt seals on the ice. We also see how they construct an igloo (冰屋) one block at a time into the famous icy, domed (穹顶的) structure.
Arctic (2019)
What better place for a survival story than the Arctic? In the film Arctic, noted by The New York Times as “madness in a frozen wasteland”, one man must survive in the icy landscape after his plane crashes. He must fish, find water, send distress (危难) signals and build a makeshift (简易的) camp to stay alive. The film, which was shot in the cold wilderness of Iceland, shows just how tough life can be in the Arctic.
Klaus (2019)
Klaus is a family holiday film about the origins of Santa Claus, the favorite old man at Christmas. Santa is said to live in the North Pole, but in Klaus, he lives in Smeerensburg, a Norwegian settlement on the island of Svalbard. There, a young postman convinces the town’s kids to send letters to the loner woodsman named Klaus, and in return he will reward them with toys. The local Arctic culture of the Sami is also present in the film.
High Arctic Haulers (2020)
This documentary series describes a Canadian shipping firm, Groupe -Desgagnes, which supplies the isolated communities in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. The shipping crew must be faced with sea ice and cruel weather to get to their remote destinations. The show gives an important glimpse into the difficulties of transporting goods in the far north.
【小题1】Who survives in the Arctic after an air crash?| A．An unknown man. | B．Nanook. |
| C．Klaus. | D．A shipping man. |
| A．the North Pole. | B．Iceland. | C．Svalbard. | D．Canada. |
| A．Nanook of the North. | B．Arctic. |
| C．Klaus. | D．High Arctic Haulers. |
