A mythical land who must be discover. Or invented. In an impressive library, two old men. One is a great Polish archaeologist at the end of his work. The second- his best friend. They are masters of a substantial slice of human history: legendary Atlantis. It is refuge and masterpiece, propriety and treasure.
Italy
France
France
Italy
This was the sixth film made of Pierre Benoit’s novel L’Atlantide (1919). The previous versions came out among the height of the old, defunct Lost World cinema – they specialised in exotic realms and extravagant sets, while the queen Antinea with her collection of her preserved lovers became the ultimate fantastique cinema femme fatale, an incarnation of H. Rider Haggard’s Ayesha at her most unreachable and deadly.
The last cinematic version of the story was made in 1961, which is understandable as this is the time after which the Lost World cinema died off. This version of L’Atlantide is naturally revisionist. It is certainly a well-mounted production. Unlike most of the previous productions, this version does go on location and…
