Il mondo perduto
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Il mondo perduto is a DVD
release of ten short documentaries films
directed by
Vittorio De Seta
between 1954 and 1959.
The series was restored by the Bologna Cinematheque in 2008.
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
release of ten short documentaries films
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by
Vittorio De Seta
Vittorio De Seta
Vittorio De Seta was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered one of the Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the Sixties.- Biography :...
between 1954 and 1959.
The series was restored by the Bologna Cinematheque in 2008.
Episodes
- 1954. Vinni lu tempu de li pisci spata (11 minututes)
- 1955. Isola di fuoco (11 min.)
- 1955. Sulfarara (10 min.)
- 1955. Pasqua in Sicilia (11 min.)
- 1955. Contadini del mare (10 min.)
- 1955. Parabola d'oro (10 min.)
- 1958. Pescherecci (11 min.)
- 1958. Pastori di Orgosolo (11 min.)
- 1958. Un giorno in Barbagia (14 min.)
- 1959. I dimenticati (20 min.)
Related media
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, Gian Luca Farinelli. La fatica delle mani. Scritti su Vittorio De Seta. Real Cinema, Feltrinelli Editore, 2008. pp. 160, ISBN 9788807740343
Awards
- 1955. The episode Isola di fuoco won as best documentary at the Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. - 1957. David di DonatelloDavid di DonatelloDavid di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...
"Targa d'argento".
External links
- Il mondo perduto. I cortometraggi di Vittorio De Seta. 1954-1959 at the Feltrinelli.