On Top of the Whale 1982

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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.

Release Date 1982-02-04
Runtime 1h 37m
Directors Raúl Ruiz, Henri Alekan
Producers Kees Kasander, Monica Tegelaar
Writer Raúl Ruiz