Lost Continent

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Orio Vergani

Commentary

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George Bryan

English narration

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Giorgio Moser Enrico Gras Leonardo Bonzi
Camera	Camera Operator	Giovanni Raffaldi Franco Bernetti
Editing	Editor	Mario Serandrei
Crew	Cinematography	Mario Craveri
Sound	Music	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production	Producer	Leonardo Bonzi
Writing	Screenplay	Mario Craveri Enrico Gras
	Writer	Ennio Flaiano Giorgio Moser John Gunther
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