Images of Marshall Rondon's expeditions through the Amazon: the rivers, Indians, towns such as Tabatinga, Iquitos and Rio Branco, taken by Major Luiz Thomaz Reis, considered his main cinematographer..
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Is this for you? Look, if you need a plot or a narrator to hold your hand, steer clear. You’ll be bored in ten minutes. But if you have a soft spot for grainy, silent-era footage and don't mind feeling like you're looking through a stranger’s attic trunk, keep reading. This isn't a blockbuster; it’s a long, slow walk t...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Luiz Thomaz Reis
Arnold Fanck
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"Is this for you? Look, if you need a plot or a narrator to hold your hand, steer clear. You’ll be bored in ten minutes. But if you have a soft spot for grainy, silent-era footage and don't mind feeling like you're looking through a stranger’s attic trunk, keep reading. This isn't a blockbuster; it’s a long, slow walk through the Amazon as it was a hundred years ago. The whole thing feels incredibly fragile. You’re watching the Amazon—not the one from glossy travel brochures, but the one that wa..."
