The Lost City of Z

487 00:48:20,140 --> 00:48:21,140 but I... 488 00:48:21,660 --> 00:48:25,812 I have come to believe that mapmaking should be a secondary interest. 489 00:48:27,340 --> 00:48:28,340 Really? 490 00:48:28,660 --> 00:48:32,130 I witnessed several archaeological discoveries 491 00:48:32,900 --> 00:48:35,619 that I believe may have enormous significance. 492 00:48:35,940 --> 00:48:38,738 - Such as? - Pottery in the jungle. 493 00:48:39,220 --> 00:48:42,098 Where no white man has ever been before. 494 00:48:42,180 --> 00:48:44,057 My friend, a word in your ear, please. 495 00:48:44,140 --> 00:48:48,372 Your exploits have opened every door for you. 496 00:48:49,140 --> 00:48:51,813 I would suggest keeping such findings to yourself. 497 00:48:51,900 --> 00:48:52,900 Mm-hmm. 498 00:48:53,180 --> 00:48:56,217 It is one thing to defend the primitive jungle men. 499 00:48:56,300 --> 00:49:00,009 It is quite another to elevate their capacity beyond reason. 500 00:49:00,100 --> 00:49:04,616 I mean, no one here would dispute that you believed what you saw, but... 501 00:49:05,620 --> 00:49:07,497 such a trip is very hard on the mind; 502 00:49:08,460 --> 00:49:09,654 very hard, indeed. 503 00:49:14,260 --> 00:49:15,260 Mr. Keltie. 504 00:49:17,460 --> 00:49:20,213 I think you should find my mind perfectly fit. 505 00:49:22,660 --> 00:49:24,412 And still open, thank heavens. 506 00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:40,059 - Good afternoon, gentlemen. - Good afternoon. 507 00:49:42,820 --> 00:49:45,812 I would like to introduce one of our brothers 508 00:49:46,500 --> 00:49:49,572 whose achievements are now known to you 509 00:49:49,660 --> 00:49:51,537 and not inconsiderable. 510 00:49:52,660 --> 00:49:54,730 Major Percy Fawcett. 511 00:49:59,020 --> 00:50:00,020 Thank you, sir. 512 00:50:06,300 --> 00:50:08,211 By rights, I should be with my husband. 513 00:50:08,820 --> 00:50:11,050 It's men only I'm afraid, madam. 514 00:50:13,060 --> 00:50:14,379 My esteemed colleagues, 515 00:50:16,300 --> 00:50:18,291 it is now my firm belief 516 00:50:19,540 --> 00:50:23,533 that Amazonia is far more than the green desert 517 00:50:23,620 --> 00:50:25,292 which many of us had supposed. 518 00:50:28,300 --> 00:50:31,531 I am proposing that Amazonia... 519 00:50:32,620 --> 00:50:35,259 contain a hidden civilization. 520 00:50:38,260 --> 00:50:40,899 One that may well predate our own. 521 00:50:42,020 --> 00:50:43,169 Major Fawcett! 522 00:50:43,660 --> 00:50:46,538 I am Mr. William Barkley of Bedford, 523 00:50:46,620 --> 00:50:48,417 and I have been to South America. 524 00:50:50,780 --> 00:50:54,056 Please, Mr. Barkley, I'm sure we'd all be thrilled to hear about your holiday. 525 00:50:56,980 --> 00:50:59,972 But we are currently discussing exploration. 526 00:51:02,580 --> 00:51:03,620 Now to be clear. 527 00:51:04,540 --> 00:51:08,089 Are you insisting on mythical kingdoms of gold? 528 00:51:08,180 --> 00:51:10,819 Now, those fantasies 529 00:51:10,900 --> 00:51:14,051 lured the conquistadors to their destruction. 530 00:51:15,900 --> 00:51:19,336 Sir, it was the conquistadors and we 531 00:51:19,780 --> 00:51:21,896 who have been destroying Amazonia. 532 00:51:23,500 --> 00:51:25,536 I have seen, with my own eyes, 533 00:51:25,620 --> 00:51:28,453 evidence of their civilization. 534 00:51:28,540 --> 00:51:31,418 And I assure you, sir, it is real. 535 00:51:34,260 --> 00:51:37,013 Perhaps it is too difficult for some of you to admit. 536 00:51:39,060 --> 00:51:44,009 We, who have been steeped in the bigotry of the church for so long, 537 00:51:44,100 --> 00:51:47,615 cannot give much credence to an older civilization. 538 00:51:48,540 --> 00:51:52,499 Particularly one created by a race the white man 539 00:51:52,580 --> 00:51:55,140 has so brutally condemned to slavery and death. 540 00:51:56,140 --> 00:52:01,260 Are you insisting that these savages, they're our equals? 541 00:52:01,780 --> 00:52:05,534 I do not know, Mr. Barkley, but I intend to find out. 542 00:52:05,620 --> 00:52:08,373 What?! Savages in Westminster Abbey? 543 00:52:10,860 --> 00:52:12,816 Hence, your disrespect, sir! 544 00:52:14,740 --> 00:52:16,253 But what is at stake? 545 00:52:18,580 --> 00:52:20,855 If we may find a city... 546 00:52:21,780 --> 00:52:24,738 where one was considered impossible to exist... 547 00:52:25,300 --> 00:52:29,851 It may well write a whole new chapter in human history. 548 00:52:30,700 --> 00:52:32,656 Yes! Yes! 549 00:52:32,740 --> 00:52:34,571 Consider my evidence. 550 00:52:35,740 --> 00:52:37,890 I have archaeological finds. 551 00:52:39,500 --> 00:52:44,335 Antiquities as sophisticated as any in Asia or Europe... 552 00:52:45,700 --> 00:52:47,770 in the middle of the jungle! 553 00:52:47,860 --> 00:52:49,657 Pots