Yes, Everyone should go see this film as it's truly one of this year's finest. It portrays British explorer Percy Fawcett, who was sent to Brazil and made several attempts to find a supposed ancient lost city in the Amazon. The film also features some of the most outstanding cinematography I've seen all year for it's early 20th Century period setting(s). The Lost City of Z is a 2016 American biographical adventure drama film written and directed by James Gray, based on the 2009 book of the same name by David Grann. In it, da Silva Guimares wrote that he discovered an ancient city in 1753. Even when being based on a book by David Grann, The film speaks for itself without having to over explain anything as it does respect it's audiences until the very end. The document is housed at the National Library of Rio de Janeiro. I don't even think this film needs to be expanded as if it needed to be a blockbuster, it's a smaller type of film with a huge sense of scale whilst tackling a genre we're very familiar with. Though not all the supporting players in the film have so much of a deep focus, the narrative is nonetheless hugely investing and brings out the best of every actor embodying such complex and compelling characters. At the center of the film is Charlie Hunnam whose performance as army general and explorer Percy Fawcett is incredibly worthy of a Oscar Nomination if not an actual win. Killers of the Flower Moon was a finalist. Brilliantly realized in a in the slightly odd pace of the film's narrative structure, it never loses sight if it's initial subject matter of a man determined to do and find great things whilst keeping those close to him comforted. David Grann is the author of the 1 New York Times bestsellers Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z. Hearkening back to exploration films deep within the amazon, 'The Lost city of Z' is the most quintessential post-modern take on the genre since the blockbusting franchise of 'Indiana Jones'. ![]() ![]() Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Some Nudity|Violence) Photo: Courtesy of Amazon Studios First, let’s be clear that most of the characters in The Lost City of Z are Brits, which means the Z is pronounced Zed. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment, which views indigenous populations as savages, the determined Fawcett, supported by his devoted wife, son, and aide-de-camp, returns to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case. At the dawn of the 20th century, British explorer Percy Fawcett journeys into the Amazon, where he discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region.
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