00:24The Explorers
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01:41The Explorers
01:47Humboldt, do you want to come back here?
01:51Humboldt? What's Humboldt? A monkey's name? Huh?
01:55Humboldt was a great, a very great explorer. He discovered, of course, the Humboldt penguin, but also
02:01So many other things.
02:02The Humboldt Stream, for example, Humboldt Peak in Venezuela, various points in the United States, the Humboldt Glacier
02:10in Greenland, Mount Humboldt in New Caledonia, Humboldt Bay in New Guinea.
02:15And what about Humboldt's flea?
02:19Humboldt was more than an ecological explorer. He was able to observe the harmony of the forces of nature. A humanist, he
02:27He fought for the freedom of men. And he...
02:30You have the Humboldt chip now.
02:35The chip is gone.
02:36Okay, can I continue?
02:38Yes, yes, maestro, continue.
02:41There's so much to say about him, so where to begin? Let's see, we can
02:46Maybe... Yes, in Paris in 1798.
03:04Oh, forgive me, sir, I wasn't looking where I was going.
03:08It's my fault, sir, I was thinking about something else.
03:11Allow me to introduce myself, Alexander von Humboldt, I come from Berlin.
03:14And my best tips, I'm from La Rochelle.
03:17Are you a botanist?
03:18I'm a doctor, but I'm interested in plants.
03:21You must be an astronomer?
03:24Not really.
03:25Ah.
03:26I'm interested in a little bit of everything, including nature.
03:29Nature is vast.
03:30Wait, I'll help you.
03:35Could we work together?
03:37Participating in an expedition?
03:39Oh, yes.
03:40There is so much to discover.
03:42Plants...
03:42The laws of nature, men...
03:52His Majesty Charles IV, King of Spain.
03:59Baron Alexander von Humboldt of Berlin, scholar and philosopher.
04:03And Mr. Aimé Bonplan, a French botanist.
04:06So, gentlemen, you wish to explore our American colonies.
04:09And why is that?
04:10For science, sire.
04:12These regions are home to little-known plants, animals, lands, and peoples.
04:16Only one Frenchman, Monsieur de la Condamine, published a study on the subject.
04:20That's because such an expedition is expensive.
04:23And the current state of our finances...
04:24Sire, Baron von Humboldt is prepared to pay for everything out of his own pocket.
04:28and to provide us with specimens free of charge for our museums.
04:32In that case, then go away, my dear baron.
04:35I will give orders to all my captains, governors, prefects and others
04:38to do everything possible to facilitate your business.
04:41But be careful.
04:42These regions are dangerous.
04:58A man in his prime, strong, in good health.
05:01Admire her beautiful teeth.
05:05It's a shame, darling.
05:07All these men have a right to freedom.
05:09Soon, I am sure, South America will follow North America's example.
05:13From Europe.
05:14And that will be the revolution.
05:16Do you really believe that?
05:17The fact is that the Spanish hold power, and hold it well.
05:21It doesn't matter, my lady.
05:22A day will come when we will all be free.
05:24Do you speak Spanish?
05:25Yes, sir.
05:26And several Indian languages.
05:28I know the region well and I also know how to handle a dugout canoe.
05:34Do you want to join our service and work with us?
05:36Yes, with pleasure.
05:37And where do you want to go?
05:39Southward.
05:40Go up the Orenoc, maybe the Amazon.
05:42Come, we'll be more at peace elsewhere.
05:45First, we will have to cross the plains on horseback.
05:48Next, find a dugout canoe.
05:50What's your name ?
05:51My name is Carlos.
05:53We will be able to leave tomorrow morning.
06:06Warning, it might be poison.
06:09No, it's the milk tree.
06:10It's very good.
06:17You're not going to drink that?
06:19If the Indians can drink it, we can too.
06:26That's excellent.
06:39Pay attention, lord.
06:40This animal is dangerous.
06:41He unleashes lightning that can kill even a horse.
06:44It's true.
06:45That's nice, Carlos.
06:45A horse?
06:46Yes, I saw it with my own eyes.
06:48So, I absolutely have to examine one of them.
06:51Wait, I have an idea.
06:53Hola, amigo.
06:53Voy a buscar algunas ramas.
07:12It's extraordinary.
07:14These are electric shocks.
07:16Look, the horse is completely paralyzed.
07:20Oh !
07:26You see, this organ is a veritable electricity generator.
07:30This is the formidable weapon of this strange fish.
07:42Unknown red birds.
07:44I need one.
08:09This river is pure.
08:11And it leads to the Orinoco.
08:12We'll be there in a few days.
08:23These trees are gigantic.
08:25That's incredible.
08:27It's the Orenoc.
08:28Look at her.
08:30Welcome, welcome.
08:45Hello, I am the painter Ezea.
08:47You are looking for a canal that would connect the Orinoco to the Rio Negros.
08:50and would allow us to reach Amazon.
08:53The French explorer, La Condamine, said that it existed.
08:56One of our brothers went up the Orenoc.
08:58And he claims there is no channel.
09:01We'll see.
09:02With that finger shell, you won't get very far.
09:05You need a bigger, stronger boat.
09:09Porters.
09:10And if you'd like, I'd be happy to accompany you.
09:13Ah!
09:14But first, come and have a meal at the mission.
09:41This is for exchanges with the Indians.
09:43abs, tobacco leaves, small barrels of alcohol.
10:13It's all-powerful.
10:16He stung, didn't he?
10:31He stung, didn't he?
10:34Ah!
10:34Oh !
10:35Oh !
10:36Oh !
10:45Hop!
10:46Here !
10:47You have to wear it!
11:05He shot game.
11:07I'll go see!
11:16No need, I can drag it to the boat.
11:18No !
11:19But of course it is, it's not that heavy.
11:21Okay, let me do it.
11:35Ilania, you fish that eats everything, you were lucky.
11:54An alligator.
11:56Beautiful beast, isn't it?
11:57Over three meters long.
12:02Water, onalize.
12:06It's good.
12:14Ah!
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14:25Drink!
14:29It's Aquinin. You really need it.
14:32And a good deal.
14:33Yes, it's bad. Very bad.
14:39Lord, your friend.
14:41Good deal, is it...
14:43Yes, sir, he is not moving anymore.
14:47I'm going.
14:49Good deal.
14:50The pupil contracts. His heart beats low; he is alive.
14:54More Aquinine.
15:02It'll be OK.
15:05It'll be OK.
15:26We're afraid of losing you, you know.
15:29Yes, I'm better, Father. I'd like a...
15:32A little Aquinin?
15:33Uh, no, no.
15:35A comb, please.
15:37Carlos?
15:39You asked for me, Lord?
15:41Yes, shave my beard.
15:56Here it is.
16:07Oh, no.
16:17Are you here to pray, my son?
16:19Yes, yes, of course, my father.
16:21But I was looking for someone.
16:23Someone ?
16:24She returned to her village upstream on the river.
16:27Thank you, thank you, Father.
16:30Listen, Lord, she has gone back home.
16:33But I love him, you understand.
16:34I couldn't live without her anymore.
16:37But...
16:44But incredible!
16:46An unknown species, a giant fungus.
16:49Macromycete.
16:50Moum!
16:55A macrolepidopteran.
16:57An unknown, fantastic species.
17:00A beetle.
17:06Oh, that looks just like a multi-striped poison dart frog.
17:10I've never seen anything like it.
17:17So, Carlos, do you think he's going to come back?
17:20That's certain, sir.
17:22His hands will become full of discoveries.
17:28Look, Alexandre, at this butterfly and this frog.
17:31Amazing, isn't it?
17:32Bravo, loved it.
17:33I think you've found everything you were looking for.
17:39It's good.
17:41Go away, in peace, my children.
17:43You deserve a little rest.
17:45Over 2000 kilometers in this unknown country.
17:48It will be less so now.
17:50And we can't say that the company of crocodiles, boas, vampires, and tigers has been
17:54monotonous.
18:08I have a good delivery of 60 young black people in excellent health.
18:12Only 12.
18:13It's a high one.
18:14These men have the right to be free, like other men.
18:18But, but what is...
18:20Seriously, who does he think he is?
18:22Without slaves, we could not live here.
18:24And besides, they're not men, after all.
18:29I know, slavery is unbearable.
18:32But what can we do about it, just the two of us?
18:36I don't know.
18:37Let's leave this country and go to Cartagena, to Bogota.
18:41From there, we will explore the Andes.
18:44The Andes?
18:45The Andes?
18:46The Andes.
18:47The longest mountain range in the world.
18:507000 kilometers long, with peaks of over 6000 meters of water,
18:54eternal snows, erupting volcanoes.
18:57And left from Quito, ancient Inca capital, located at 2500 meters above sea level,
19:03Our friends are going to undertake the exploration of the Andes.
19:32Oh no! Don't worry.
19:34The condor does not attack humans or living animals.
19:38It's a scavenger.
19:41We shouldn't complain about that, by the way.
19:43He's the one who does the cleaning.
19:49Chimborazo, 6300 meters.
19:52No one has ever gone up there.
19:54I understand.
19:55You'd have to be crazy to go that high.
19:56We begin the ascent tomorrow.
19:58And you're keen on it?
20:06We're not going any further.
20:08But we need you.
20:10The mountain is sacred.
20:11It is forbidden to us.
20:13So.
20:13I thought it best to go there.
20:16As for me, we know.
20:17So, let's go.
20:37We are at 19,000 feet.
20:40Okay, let's continue.
20:52Don't move.
20:55Oh dear!
21:03Oh, I slipped.
21:09No one has gone that far yet.
21:11But what's wrong with you?
21:15This is low pressure.
21:17Lack of oxygen.
21:19The blood is expelled from the body.
21:21We're going to stop.
21:22We're almost there.
21:23Let's continue.
21:24Yes, but let's wait a while to get used to it.
21:34We're almost at the top.
21:42Damage.
21:43We are now only a few hundred meters from the summit.
21:45No one has ever climbed so high.
21:47Yes.
21:48Yes, but we have to go back down.
22:00This is where the Inca emperor Atahualpa
22:02had offered to the conquistador Pizar
22:05to fill a room up to a man's height with gold
22:07in exchange for his freedom.
22:10If you release him,
22:11He will lead his people against us.
22:12So, what do we do?
22:14Death.
22:22Look, there it is at last, the Pacific Ocean.
22:26That's odd.
22:28There are no more trees.
22:29Almost no vegetation left.
22:30For what ?
22:45The water is cold, very cold.
23:00Okay, let's go, go ahead, push.
23:10You see, there's a cold current there.
23:12And that's why it's not raining.
23:13and that it's the desert.
23:15I don't understand why.
23:17There, above the cold sea,
23:19The air cools down.
23:19Fresh air comes over the coast
23:21which, in turn, is heated by the sun,
23:23warms the air which absorbs moisture
23:25and becomes fog.
23:26Yes, so what?
23:27Well, it's only
23:29when he crossed the summit of the Andes,
23:31over there, to the east,
23:32that the fog cools down
23:33and turns into rain.
23:36Washington, the capital of the United States of America
23:39who have just gained their independence.
23:47Mr. Thomas Jefferson,
23:49President of the United States of America.
23:51Baron von Humboldt,
23:52It was a pleasure to have you.
23:54I've heard a lot about you,
23:55from your explorations, from your work.
23:57And yours too, Mr. Bonplan.
24:00South America is ready to break free.
24:03It will become a democracy like your country.
24:06But like your country,
24:07She still has a problem to solve.
24:11A problem?
24:16A major problem, Mr. President,
24:18slavery.
24:19You cannot claim to be a democracy
24:21and to keep men in slavery,
24:23only because they have black skin.
24:40Mr. Humboldt,
24:41The people of Berlin are revolting against injustice.
24:44There's gunfire in the streets.
24:46Yes, Carl.
24:46There are still men willing to die for freedom.
24:50I'm going.
24:51At 90 years old,
24:52Humboldt finishes the last volume of his work,
24:54Cosmos,
24:55which attempts to explain that the world is a whole.
24:59Whether it's the wind or the rain,
25:01proceed from this whole.
25:02Humanists, liberals,
25:04founders of ethnology,
25:06of anthropology,
25:07Humboldt will die out
25:08after having accomplished a monumental task.
25:18The explorers
25:21Discover the world,
25:23they made the earth,
25:24brambles and synophores
25:26They will still find ways to forge their own paths.
25:29and then offer them to the souls
25:32Like offering a beautiful apple
25:35To you, to us, to me
25:37I believe.
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