Lost Continent (1954 film)
- This article is about a 1954 documentary film. For other uses, see The Lost Continent (disambiguation).
| 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 |
1954 (Italy) 11 March 1957 (NYC) |
Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Lost Continent (Italian: Continente perduto) (1954) is an Italian documentary film about Maritime Southeast Asia including Borneo.
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]
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Lost Continent". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ↑ "BFI: Lost Continent". BFI. 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.