沉默的守卫 Centinelas del silencio (1971)

导演: Robert Amram

编剧: Robert Amram

主演: Ricardo Montalban / Orson Welles

类型: 纪录片 / 短片

制片国家/地区: 墨西哥 / 美国

语言: 英语 / 西班牙语

上映日期: 1971-05(戛纳电影节)

片长: 18 分钟

又名: Sentinels of Silence

IMDb链接: tt0067733

《沉默的守卫》是一部关于墨西哥古代文明的1971年短纪录片。该片由曼努埃尔·阿兰戈（Manuel Arango）制作，由制片人罗伯特·阿姆拉姆（Robert Amram）执导和撰写，是首部也是唯一一部获得两次奥斯卡金像奖的短片。

Sentinels of Silence provides an 18-minute helicopter-based aerial visit across the archeological sites of Mayan ruins across Mexico and Central America, including Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, Mitla, Tulum, Palenque, Chichen Itza and Uxmal. The film's narration details pre-Columbian Mayan culture, focusing on its achievements in mathematics and astronomy, and then questions how and why the Mayan society seemed to disappear, leaving behind its structures as the eponymous silent sentinels.

Robert Amram was born in Budapest, Hungary, educated in London and now lives and works in Los Angeles. He is an award-winning filmmaker whose work includes features, documentaries, commercials and large format Imax films. "Sentinels Of Silence", his celebrated film on the ancient civilizations of Mexico, was shot almost entirely from a helicopter and won 2 Academy Awards, a unique achievement for a documentary short subject. Other award-winning productions were "The Message", a short film based on Chrief Seattle's famous speech about the environment and "Pacific Challenege" a feature documentary about a raft expedition from Ecuador to Australia.

His "The Late Great Planet Earth" was one of the top grossing documentary pictures ever released. Featuring Orson Welles, it was based on the best-selling book by Hal Lindsey. Other credits include "The Great Eclipse" for PBS and his latest TV film "What Makes Jeffrey Tick", which examines the rise and fall of the infamous Lord Jeffrey Archer. His latest production is "Clipperton: Isla de la Pasion", a feature documentary about an island in the Pacific with a turbulent and dramatic history.

获奖情况

第44届奥斯卡金像奖  (1972)

最佳真人短片 Robert Amram / Manuel Arango

最佳纪录短片 Robert Amram / Manuel Arango

第24届戛纳电影节  (1971)

主竞赛单元 短片金棕榈奖(提名) Robert Amram