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1700 metres from the future.

Inhabitants of an isolated settlement called Gásadalur (on the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic) discuss the pending tunnel planned to connect them to the rest of the island. They share their outlooks concerning the future impact it will have on their present way of life and living conditions.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rasmussen, Ulla (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English and an undetermined language with English subtitles.
Published: London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1990.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Gásadalur (Faroe Islands) > Social conditions.
Faroe Islands.
Faroese.
Geophysical features > Islands.
Construction.
Anthropology > Cultural change and history.
Agriculture > Agrarian occupations > Herders.
Agriculture > Agrarian life.
Communities > Rural population.
Social Sciences > Anthropology > Cultural anthropology.
Féroé.
Social conditions
Faroe Islands > Gásadalur
documentary film.
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Inhabitants of an isolated settlement called Gásadalur (on the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic) discuss the pending tunnel planned to connect them to the rest of the island. They share their outlooks concerning the future impact it will have on their present way of life and living conditions.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (84 min.).
Playing Time:01:24:15