Lost Continent (1955) [N/A]
Release Date:
May 10, 1955
Original Title:
Continente perduto
Alternate Titles:
Continent perdu
Continente dos Deuses
Der verlorene Kontinent
En svunden verden
Förlorad kontinent
Kadonnut manner
Restos de Um Continente Perdido
Zaginiony kontynent
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Astra Cinematografica
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: U
Runtime: 120
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.