People Who Live on a Great Plain: A Film Lesson in "World Geography"

★★★ · Old Film of Argentina · JayKay49 · 2012-01-29

1928 silent film shows the various agricultural pursuits of the Indians and gauchos of the Pampa which essentially revolves around grasses (grazing of various types and the cultivation of wheat). Shows railroads being built. Nice shots of Buenos Aires with its magnificent ornate townhouses and bustling central city. The beginning of this clip shows what a team of oxen are capable of doing. I'm suprised the cart made it through the ordeal. This film is not of the best quality but certainly its subject matter is unique.

★★★ · Bueno! Aires! · Spuzz · 2012-05-04

OK film, which I GUESS is about the progrssional history of the region (Argentina)... SOME "great plain" country. And it starts by showing steer going through terrain, and over cliffs! It's somewhat hard to watch them driving the steer over these, beating them with sticks, but oh well, that's progress! We then talk about indians, sheep, then we... I guess, talk about cities. And George Washington. Yes sir. A great man. So I'm not too sure what happened there, but this film seemed to go way off track.