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On Top of the Whale

70 %|Feb 4, 1982|Fantasy

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.

Featured Crew

Raúl Ruiz
Director
Raúl Ruiz
Writer
Valeria Sarmiento
Editor
Jorge Arriagada
Original Music Composer
Kees Kasander
Producer
Monica Tegelaar
Producer
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography