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In
1964, film maker Bruce Brown decided to follow two surfers around the
world in search of a perfect wave. On a budget of only US$50 thousand,
with a 16mm camera, he captured the essence, the adventure, and the art
of surfing. Hence the renowned The Endless Summer. From the waters of
West Africa, through the seas of Australia, to Haiti, two surfers from
California achieved their great dream: to try the wildest waves in the
world.
Shown
in Brazilian cinemas in the sixties, under the title Alegrias de Verão,
the film - with a sequel in 1992 - will be presented in copies re-made.
Produced
and directed by a film maker who was then 28 years old, the documentary
is, even today, that of greatest influence on surf.
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