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