Lost Continent

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 10, 1955

Original language

Italian

Countries

Italy

Production

Astra Cinematografica

Cast

George Bryan,Orio Vergani

Director

Giorgio Moser,Enrico Gras,Leonardo Bonzi

Writer

Enrico Gras,Giorgio Moser,Mario Craveri,John Gunther,Ennio Flaiano

Producer

Leonardo Bonzi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0046871