Lost Continent

Lost Continent (1955)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1955-05-10
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Production Company: Astra Cinematografica
  • Production Country: Italy
  • Directors: Enrico Gras, Giorgio Moser, Leonardo Bonzi.

Summary

Three directors collaborated on the Italian documentary Continente Perduto. The "lost continent" of the title is Asia, specifically Indonesia, here lovingly photographed in Ferraniacolor by Mario Craveri, Giannni Rafaldi and Franco Bernetti. Highlights include a Cantonese wedding aboard a floating junk, the annual wheat and rice harvest, the animal-sacrifice rites at the rim of a volcano, a ceremonial chariot race, and a bevy of Balinese dancers. Though there's no story to speak of, the film has the rhythm and pace of a "continuity" picture. Continente Perduto was the winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

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  • Orio Vergani

    as Commentary
  • George Bryan

    as English narration
Camera Giovanni Raffaldi Camera Operator
Camera Franco Bernetti Camera Operator
Editing Mario Serandrei Editor
Crew Mario Craveri Cinematography
Sound Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Music
Production Leonardo Bonzi Producer
Writing Mario Craveri Screenplay
Writing Ennio Flaiano Writer
Writing Enrico Gras Screenplay
Writing Giorgio Moser Writer
Writing John Gunther Writer
Directing Enrico Gras Director
Directing Giorgio Moser Director
Directing Leonardo Bonzi Director

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