Documentary by Portuguese Silvino Santos, about the Amazon, its flora, fauna, its inhabitants and among other wonderful images from the beginning of the 20th century with alternating close-up shots of caimans, jaguars and tropical flora with footage of Indigenous rituals--including some of the earliest known moving images of the Indigenous Witoto people--and longer sequences showcasing the region’s extractive industries: rubber, the Brazil nut, timber, fishing, even the egret feathers that were a staple of women’s fashion at the time.
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Silvino Santos (Director), Propércio de Mello Saravia (Other)
Country: Brazil
Language: No Language
Studio: Amazônia Cine-Film
Runtime: 54 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1918
IMDb: 10
