Savage Innocents, The

Aroview: Curiously compelling ethnological drama from dir. Ray in which an eskimo (Quinn) wages an ongoing battle for survival in the Arctic environment and witnesses the destructive arrival of 'advanced' society.

Tonally, this fuses documentary and drama (at times uncomfortably) but also utilises Ray's considerable poetic talents in its fabulous location photography. Although undoubtedly a little patronising, in retrospect this marks another important chapter in the career of a Hollywood maverick.

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