On Top of the Whale 1982
7/10 by 12 users
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.
- Released: 1982-02-04
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genre: Fantasy
- Stars: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jean Badin, Fernando Bordeu, Herbert Curiel, Amber De Grau
- Director: Raúl Ruiz, Raúl Ruiz, Valeria Sarmiento, Henri Alekan, Jorge Arriagada
