SUDAMERICA, CONTINENTE DE GRAN PORVENIR (2 films)

Spanish narration. Intended for advanced students of Spanish. Part 1, 16min $185. Deals with historical and geographical forces which have moulded South America — the divisive chain of the Andes; the arrival of the Conquistadores; the treatment of the native Indian; the profound influence of the church, and the aristocratic tradition and paternal concept of the hacienda owners. Part 2, 15min $145. Provides a detailed look at the hacienda and strides taken to convert a hacienda-dominated society into a democratic one. Key factors in South America's progress are the growing prominence of a new middle class and recognition of the limitations of a one-crop economy. Sequences show development of natural resources and industrialization.