1955 Film Lost Continent
Continente Perduto (a.k.a.
Lost Continent and Continent Perdu) is a 1955 Italian documentary film about Maritime Southeast Asia including Borneo.
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| Directed by | Enrico Gras Giorgio Moser Leonardo Bonzi |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Distributed by | Lopert Pictures (US theatrical) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Awards
It has received the following awards:
- 1955 Cannes Film Festival: Special Jury Prize
- 5th Berlin International Film Festival: Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films)
Legacy
French literary critic Roland Barthes dedicates an essay to the film in his semiological work, Mythologies. He criticizes the filmmakers as perpetuating a European sense of exoticism, while also imposing their own Christian values onto the Buddhist traditions of the region.
References
External links
- Lost Continent at IMDb
- Der verlorene Kontinent (Film) - German wikipedia version
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