On Top of the Whale

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.

• Release date
• February 4, 1982
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Fantasy, Drama
• Director
• Raúl Ruiz

Cast

Willeke van Ammelrooy Eve Jean Badin Luis

F

Fernando Bordeu Narciso

H

Herbert Curiel Adam

A

Amber De Grau Eden

L

Luis Mora

E

Ernie Navarro