Film Record: Away to Argentina

Date produced: 1939

Filmmaker(s):

A. I. Willinsky

Country of Production:

Canada

Languages:

English

Duration:

01:20:00

Length:

2 reels

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Ontario Jewish Archives list of titled amateur films

Description:

"Item is a production of Dr. Willinsky's cruise and trip to Argentina with his wife, Sadie. In the form of a travelogue, footage of cruise activities and entertainment, beaches, landmarks, and the local population is interspersed with captions and maps that were added in by Dr. Willinsky to provide context. Featured cities include Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Rio De Janero. Sadie is ocassionally spotted in the footage site-seeing and interacting with the locals." Ontario Jewish Archives.

Resources:

This film is a part of the Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds held by the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Locations:

• Buenos Aires, Argentina (Filming)
• Santos, Brazil (Filming)
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Filming)
• Montevideo, Uruguay (Filming)

Subjects:

• South America
•      Geography
•           Beaches
•           Bodies of Water
•      Manners and Customs
•      Travel
•           Ships
•      Cities and towns

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Feature

Tags:

Repository:

Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds, Ontario Jewish Archives

Screenings:

• Screened by the Toronto Amateur Movie Club in 1939 (Movie Makers, June 1939, 289): Toronto, ON
• Screened by the University Spanish Club in 1946 (Torontonesis, 1946, 252): Toronto, ON

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