Lost Continent (1955)
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.
Directors:
Enrico Gras, Giorgio Moser, Leonardo Bonzi.
Writers:
Mario Craveri, Enrico Gras.
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Orio Vergani as Commentary |
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George Bryan as English narration |
| Camera | Giovanni Raffaldi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Franco Bernetti | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Crew | Mario Craveri | Cinematography |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Music |
| Production | Leonardo Bonzi | Producer |
| Writing | Mario Craveri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ennio Flaiano | Writer |
| Writing | Enrico Gras | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giorgio Moser | Writer |
| Writing | John Gunther | Writer |
| Directing | Enrico Gras | Director |
| Directing | Giorgio Moser | Director |
| Directing | Leonardo Bonzi | Director |
