Short film
La Pampa Gringa
1963 · 10 min
A quiet, archival montage that builds a communal memory from still photographs and print, asking patient attention as it turns old documents into a gentle, reflective narrative.
- Directed by
- Fernando Birri
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Orestes Caviglia
- Overview
- “My life was the same as that of thousands of gringos: I plowed and sowed the land, and went to the bar on Sunday.” Such is the refrain throughout LA PAMPA GRINGA, which endeavors to relate the sense of community built by the European settlers who in 1865 first colonized the town of Esperanza, located in Birri’s native province of Santa Fe. Largely consisting of juxtaposed daguerreotypes from the period and newspaper printings, LA PAMPA GRINGA exhibits Birri’s ability to weave narratives out of historical documentation in deft, admirable form.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Immigration, work, memory, isolation
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
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- Directed by
- Fernando Birri
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Orestes Caviglia
