Amazon: Longest River in the World (1918)
54m
Running Time
January 1, 1918Release Date
Amazon: Longest River in the World (1918)
54m
Running Time
January 1, 1918Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Silvino Santos
Director
Propércio de Mello Saravia
Other
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1918
Original NameAmazonas, Maior Rio do Mundo
StatusReleased
Running Time54m
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silent film
partially lost film
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Wiki.
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.