Never Cry Wolf

One of my favorite films that few people have heard of is this achingly beautiful story about a man who studies wolves in the arctic. The themes are complex, the actors are brilliant, and the film is unique in its depiction of man and nature. ​

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While this movie is based on the book that is based on a true story by Farley Mowat, how true is that true story? How do you grade a movie when the true story it is based on is less than truthful? Who determines what a natural resource is? Why don't John like this movie and why do he and Dawn have an aversion to nature?

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Sources used for this episode include:

1. Farley Mowat, acclaimed Canadian author, dead at 92 - The Star

2. Never Cry Wolf - A Pack of Lies

3. Never Cry Wolf: Science, Sentiment, and the Literary Rehabilitation of Canis Lupus - Wolfology1.com

4. International Wolf - Fall 2008

5. Author Mowat Accused of Fabrication

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Biopics (Mostly) Suck does not claim ownership of the information contained in the links above. The intent for providing the links to sources above is to provide due credit.]

 

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