Nias and Sumatra, Islands of Netherlands India
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I had never heard of the island of Nias before I looked at this short, one of the many SCREEN TRAVELER films produced by Andre de la Varre. I found it informative and interesting.
Unlike the better known TRAVELTALKS series produced for MGM, this one is in black-and-white instead of Technicolor. Neither does it focus on the artifacts of western culture that so fascinated other series, the grand waterways and buildings, and splashes of pageantry that show off the color process. We see the houses people live in, the a marker at the site where a road crosses the equator, and the faces of many people, young and old alike.
And because I am an old guy, because it is in black and white, I am not distracted by the bright blazes of color of the other series. I can look at shapes and patterns more clearly.
Unlike the better known TRAVELTALKS series produced for MGM, this one is in black-and-white instead of Technicolor. Neither does it focus on the artifacts of western culture that so fascinated other series, the grand waterways and buildings, and splashes of pageantry that show off the color process. We see the houses people live in, the a marker at the site where a road crosses the equator, and the faces of many people, young and old alike.
And because I am an old guy, because it is in black and white, I am not distracted by the bright blazes of color of the other series. I can look at shapes and patterns more clearly.
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- boblipton
- Feb 10, 2023
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