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Sommer over Østgrønland (1939)

Sommer over Østgrønland poster
Directed by
Jette Bang
Country
Denmark
Runtime
15 min

How it feels

A 1939 Danish documentary film mostly shows footage from Greenland's west coast. It follows a French inland ice expedition aboard a ship and depicts daily activities like unloading sleds, timber, and barrels of blubber. The film also captures life at settlements and a children's sanatorium.

observationaldocumentary-styleleisurelyeveryday-lifecold-climateauthenticnaturalisticunderstated

What happens

Sommer over Østgrønland er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1939 instrueret af Jette Bang. Trods titlen består filmen primært af optagelser fra Grønlands vestkyst: Deltagere i den franske Indlandsis-ekspedition ombord på skib. Godhavn: skibet "Hans Egede" lægger til ved iskanten. Losning af hundeslæder. Agpanguit: losning af ekspeditionens hunde. Klip fra børnesanatoriet i Umanak. Losning af tømmer. Indladning af spæktønder ved udstedet Tasiussak. Dagligt liv ved udstedet Kraulshavn. Kateketfamilie på rejse i en af nutidens konebåde. Ombord på hvalfangeren s/s "Sonja". Dansemik på Silamutten. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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