Lost Continent

Lost Continent 1955 Directed by Giorgio Moser , Leonardo Bonzi , ... Continente perduto

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.

Country Italy

Production Country Italy

Language Italian

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Astra Cinematografica

Release Date 10 May 1955

120 mins