Amazon: Longest River in the World (1918)
- Original title
- Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo
- Directed by
- Silvino Santos
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 06m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
This silent black-and-white documentary shows life in the Amazon rainforest. It was filmed over three years in the early 20th century.
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What happens
Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo (lit. 'Amazon: The Greatest River in the World') is a 1922 Brazilian silent documentary film produced in 1918 by Silvino Santos. It is a black-and-white film that portrays life in the Amazon rainforest. Completed in 1920, it is considered one of the oldest cinematic records of the Amazon. It was presumed lost in 1931 and only rediscovered in 2023 at the Czech Film Archive. Silvino Santos produced the work over three years using sophisticated cinematic techniques, which led it to be deemed of "immense artistic value" by Le Monde. It has also been described as the "Holy Grail of Brazilian silent cinema" by The Guardian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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