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Lost in the Amazon- the Enigma of Col. Percy Fawcett

posted 11 years ago by gryphonproductions-1
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To get an inside view of the true tale- take a look at Lost in the Amazon- DVD. The only work about Percy, created with the full cooperation of the Fawcett family. The producers had access and insight into secret logs, journals and maps- and traveling with real life British explorer Niall McCann traveled to Brazil's Mato Grosso to discover the truth about Fawcett's disappearance. With access to Fawcett's own journals, his coded map coordinates and the testimony of the man who located his bent and damaged signet ring in Brazil some 50 years later- this is the definitive tale of what happened to Percy, his son Jack and Jack's friend Raleigh. Also revealed is the depth of Fawcett's fascination with spiritualism, and the teachings of the Theosophy movement. And why in the end, Percy was right about seeking large, advanced civilizations in the Amazon.
Lost in the Amazon: the Enigma of Col. Percy Fawcett:
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Amazon-The-Enigma-Percy-Fawcett/dp/B00710TEX6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385623171&sr=8-1&keywords=lost+in+the+amazon+the+enigma+dvd

[–] CurzonStreet 9 years ago

Fascinating. It will be a huge production, no doubt.

Interview with James Gray from The Playlist:

I presume that with "The Lost City Of Z" coming up, things are a bit more upbeat than they were in "Red Road"?
Well yeah, it's a very different kettle of fish. I mean, obviously that's me directing and I have creative control and that’s a very different circumstance.

How is the project coming?
I'm extremely excited. I'm very, very nervous, you know. I'm extremely nervous, but I'm excited.

I'm guessing it's probably the biggest film you've made in terms of scale?
Oh, by far. And it's you know that is a very, very complicated production and the story is amazing, but it's a complicated story. And you want to get it right. It's a very, very scary proposition to go into the jungle and all that. But at the same time it's terrific. It's why you make movies.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-james-gray-talks-the-immigrant-diving-into-tv-with-red-road-and-his-own-favorite-films-20150408?page=3