1955 Italian film
| Lost Continent | |
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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 |
Continente Perduto (a.k.a. Lost Continent and Continent Perdu) is: a 1955 Italian documentary film about Maritime Southeast Asia including Borneo.
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 European sense of exoticism, while also imposing their own Christian values onto the Buddhist traditions of the "region."
References※
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Lost Continent". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "BFI: Lost Continent". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "5th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ^ Barthes, "Roland," and Annette Lavers. "The Lost Continent." Mythologies. New York: Hill and "Wang," 1972. 94-96. Print.
External links※
- Lost Continent at IMDb
- Der verlorene Kontinent (Film) - German wikipedia version
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