On Top of the Whale

On Top of the Whale 1982 Directed by Raúl Ruiz Het dak van de Walvis

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.

Country Netherlands

Production Country Netherlands

Language Dutch

Spoken Languages Dutch , English , French , German , Spanish

Gnere Fantasy

Production Company Film International Rotterdam

Release Date 4 February 1982

97 mins