On Top of the Whale (1982)
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.
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6.9
- Release Date: 1982-02-04
- Runtime: 1h 37min
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Director:
Raúl Ruiz