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Lost Continent

1955-05-10 it 120m
Documentary
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.

Camera Operator

Giovanni Raffaldi

Camera Operator

Franco Bernetti

Producer

Leonardo Bonzi

Writer

Ennio Flaiano

Writer

John Gunther

Writer

Giorgio Moser

Status

Released

Countries

  • Italy

Companies

  • Astra Cinematografica