Last of the Nomads (1957)

This Norwegian documentary was released in other countries as Lapland Calendar. In Disneyesque fashion, the film details the day-to-day existence of the Norwegian Laplanders. The "story" concentrates on the annual odyssey wherein the Lapland reindeer are shepherded to snow-free grazing lands. Not surprisingly, director Per Host is more fascinated with the reindeer than with the human characters -- and, by extension, so is the audience. The film was lensed in economical Eastmancolor, meaning that most existing prints have washed out over the past 40 years.

Released

1957-03-21

Genres

Drama, Documentary

Runtime

84 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Anders Pentha, Per Høst

TMDB rating

5.2/10 from 3 votes