A Frenchman falls for a chief's daughter while the Amazon burns around him—awkward.
Nicholas is a young cinematographer, shooting a documentary about the ancient tribal ritual in an Indian village near the Amazon, where he fell in love with the daughter of a chief, at the same time more and more like the side of the original dailylife, and a more in-depth understanding of their ancient customs, however, he found where deforestation has become increasingly serious ......
Cinematography
Genuinely stunning Amazon footage that deserved better context.
Direction
Dutilleux's noble intentions crash into colonial tourism.
Director
Jean-Pierre Dutilleux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dutilleux actually lived with indigenous Amazon tribes for years—making the film's awkwardness even more fascinating.
Released same year as 'The Motorcycle Diaries,' this got buried as the less sexy, more uncomfortable cousin of white-guy-in-South-America cinema.
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