No País das Amazonas is a 1922 Brazilian silent documentary film directed by Agesilau De Araujo and Silvino Santos.[1]
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| Directed by | Agesilau De Araujo and Silvino Santos |
| Produced by | Joaquim Gonçalves de Araújo |
| Cinematography | Silvino Santos |
| Edited by | Agesilau De Araujo and Silvino Santos |
| Distributed by | J.G. Araújo Produções Cinematográficas |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Silent (Portuguese intertitles) |
The film was notable in that it was one of the earliest to document the Amazon Rainforest on camera and present it to a wider audience[2] and documents the local economies of the Amazonian Indians, examining production lines and workers in factories. It also portrays fishing on the Amazon River as a way of life, and shows how the locals prepare the fish for sale with salt. Later on, the film also examines rubber plantations in the rainforest and how the locals make use of the natural reserves for export.
The film premiered on 12 January 1922 in Rio de Janeiro.[3]
The film was considered lost in 1930, but a copy was rediscovered in 2023 and the film was screened again in November 2023.[2]
References
edit- ^ No País das Amazonas, retrieved 15 March 2020
- ^ a b Meyerfeld, Bruno (27 November 2023). "Au Brésil, la redécouverte miraculeuse de l'un des plus anciens films tournés en Amazonie". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Araujo, Gabriel (10 May 2019). "Um século após registrar Amazônia, cineasta Silvino Santos volta a ser tema na Academia". AUN - Agência Universitária de Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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