From Peru: Fitzcarraldo (1982)

           
Brian Fitzgerald Sweene, better known under the name of Fitzcarraldo, dream of building the largest opera house in the world in Iquitos, in the heart of the Amazon To earn money for his project, he bought a rubber concession along the Uycali river deemed inaccessible due to violent rapids.To achieve its concession Fitzcarraldo chooses to descend Pachitea river, separated from the Uycali only by a mountain.

His attempt ultimately failed and Fitzcarraldo transforms the theater ship welcoming singers and musicians for a unique spectacle in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.