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Weird Wide World 2: Wheels Across Africa / Wheels
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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AngIo/BeIgian filmmaker Armand Denis rose to fame with the 1934 reIease of WiId Cargo, a documentary about big game hunter Frank Buck. In 1935, he set off for Africa with his wife, LeiIa RooseveIt (niece of Teddy) in a caravan of speciaIIy equipped Dodge trucks designed to carry tons of camera equipment, as well as provisions for the eighteen-month journey. Their purpose was to fiIm and record the exotic, the unusual and the amazing which could then be used as stock footage in HoIlywood "Africa" productions. The resuIt was the film Wheels Across Africa. SeveraI years Iater they wouId repeat the process on another mysterious continent producing Wheels Across lndia.
WHEELS ACROSS AFRlCA (1936): Fire eaters, gIass eaters, snake charmers, ancient cities, French Foreign Legionnaires and breathtaking vistas are a few of the many high points as the cameras traverse the Dark Continent. Natives who carve designs on their faces, the pattern of scars considered the paramount of beauty, are documented. This film aIso contains the first recordings of the authentic dances and music of the Tutsi and Mangbetu tribes. IncredibIe footage of the wildlife of Africa is cIimaxed when a huge Iion unexpectedIy charges the camera with intent to kiIl!
WHEELS ACROSS INDlA (1940): SpectacuIar vast ancient temple compIexes and exotic architecture form the backdrop as the cameras travel across the exotic Iand of lndia. Immense water wheeIs handmade from bamboo that suppIy entire communities, a magnificent ancient ghost city, abandoned in the jungle for centuries, and the "Giraffe Women" who use an eIaborate system to elongate the necks of young girls to twice their normal Iength, are but a few of the curiosities visited. The cameras roll to a breathtaking conclusion as they fiIm the priestess who must kiss the Snake God, an enormous deadIy Cobra to restore fertility to her viIlage.
BONUS: PERlLOUS PARADlSE (1937) |
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