Lost Continent (1955 film)
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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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| 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.
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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
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- ↑ Barthes, Roland, and Annette Lavers. "The Lost Continent." Mythologies. New York: Hill and Wang, 1972. 94-96. Print.
External links
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- Der verlorene Kontinent (Film) - German wikipedia version
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