
Lost Continent
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.
Lost Continent
May 10, 1955
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Cast (2)

Orio Vergani
Commentary

George Bryan
English narration
Crew (14)
Directing
Writing

Ennio Flaiano
Writer

John Gunther
Writer

Mario Craveri
Screenplay

Enrico Gras
Screenplay

Giorgio Moser
Writer
Production

Leonardo Bonzi
Producer
Sound
Art
No data availableCamera

Franco Bernetti
Camera Operator

Giovanni Raffaldi
Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew

Mario Craveri
Cinematography
Editing

Mario Serandrei
Editor