Underplayed Gems

Amazon Symphony (1954)

Amazon Symphony poster
Original title
Sinfonia Amazônica
Directed by
Anélio Latini Filho
Genre
children's film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is Brazil's first animated feature film. It weaves together several folk tales set to orchestral music.

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What happens

Sinfonia Amazônica, or Amazon Symphony, is Brazil's first animated feature-length film, produced entirely by Anélio Latini Filho over five years and finished in 1951. Like Disney's Fantasia, it tells several folk stories over orchestral music. The Brazilian television show Animania broadcast several clips of the film. It is currently in the process of restoration. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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