Which characteristic best describe the aesthetic adopted by Robert Flaherty for Nanook of the North?

A) crosscutting and intellectual montage
B) high-contrast lighting and expressionistic mise-en-scene
C) long takes and long shots
D) superimpositions to capture subjectivity

Robert Flaherty

Considered the father of documentary film, an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary, "Nanook of the North" in 1922.

Aesthetic

Pertains to the nature and appreciation of beauty, art, and taste, often resulting in a set of principles guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.

Nanook Of The North

A 1922 American silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, one of the first films to document traditional Eskimo (Inuit) life.