The daily life and yearly cycle of a remote village of rubber gatherers on the upper Amazon- their daily work, the children's schooling, the pleasures of family life, the yearly festival. One twelve year old boy remarked: "The best film I ever saw. There was no yakety-yak...I could dream I was there." Winner of a United States government Golden Eagle Award for 1964. (1964 IFF catalog)
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Amazon Family
Alternative Title: N/A
Series Title: How We Live
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Bolivia
Tribe or Group: N/A
Producer: Julien Bryan
Director: Francis Thompson
Cinematographer: Francis Thompson
Production Company: IFF
Additional Production: Maps by Philip Stapp; Music by Norman Lloyd, Gene Forrell and Louis Horst.
Running Time: 19 min.
Years Filmed: 1943
Decade Produced: 1940s (filmed), 1960s (edited)
Years Distributed: -1961
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 686'
Sound: Un-narrated
Notes: Footage shot by Francis Thompson around 1943, later edited and distributed by IFF. Music was originally composed for the B&W South America series films. There are 5 titles in the How We Live series.
