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(More customer reviews)In the late 1950's and early 1960's, surfer and filmmaker Bruce Brown built a small career making short surfing films and showing them in school auditoriums with his own live narration. In 1964, he shot his first documentary feature, THE ENDLESS SUMMER. Released in 1966, the film would become an enduring, entertaining milestone, celebrating surf culture and the search for the perfect wave.
The primary subjects of Brown's movie are Mike Hynson and Robert August, two Southern California surfers who embark on an odyssey to find the world's greatest surfing spots. Brown and his silent 16mm camera accompanied the pair as they chased the surf to Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii. Though the film focuses on Mike and Robert's surfing adventures, it also became a travelogue of these two guileless, young Americans (3, including Brown), surfboards in tow, discovering remote parts of the 1960's world while happily encountering the locals.
Brown intercut Mike and Robert's journey with footage of some of the best surfers and surf locations in California and Hawaii. His love of the sport and the culture make THE ENDLESS SUMMER infectious viewing, even for landlubbers like me.
Shooting his movie with the most basic 16mm equipment, Bruce Brown's keen eye is responsible for turning THE ENDLESS SUMMER into the landmark documentary it became. Additionally, Brown's fun, involving narration is completely engaging. In the best sense, it's like watching a good pal's home movies, where your host's enthusiasm and love of his subject becomes infectious, while the wall-to-wall, surf-inflected music of The Sandals brings it all home.
Forty-five years after Bruce Brown shot his film, THE ENDLESS SUMMER has become an endearing time capsule of an era long past. Thanks to the Top 40 popularity of The Beach Boys and their musical mythologizing of the California beach ethos, catching a wave was a concept that became familiar around the world. Brown beautifully captured that spirit on film in THE ENDLESS SUMMER.
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The Endless SummerRejuvenated and Digitally Re-mastered with 5.1 Surround Sound. Digital copy - For Ipod, PSP, and other portable devices.They call it The Endless Summer, the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, two California surfers, Robert August and Mike Hynson, accomplish in a few months what most people never get to do in a lifetime...they live their dream.Director Bruce Brown created a film so powerful it has become a timeless masterpiece that continues to capture the imagination of every new generation. When it first played in theaters, audiences lined up to see it again and again, spellbound by its thrilling excitement and awesome photography. But in fact, what s most compelling about the film is the surfing itself and once you ve seen it your search may never end.
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