Lost Continent (1955 film)
1955 Italian film
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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 byEnrico Gras
Giorgio Moser
Leonardo Bonzi
Giorgio Moser
Leonardo Bonzi
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Distributed byLopert Pictures (US theatrical)
Release dates
- 1955 (Italy)
- 11 March 1957 (New York City)
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| Directed by | Enrico Gras Giorgio Moser Leonardo Bonzi |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Distributed by | Lopert Pictures (US theatrical) |
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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[1][2]
- 5th Berlin International Film Festival: Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films)[3]
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.[4]
