UID:
kobvindex_ZLB13956057
Format:
1 DVD (ca. 56 Min.)
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Tonformat: DD/Mono (engl.), NTSC
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Bildformat: 1.33:1 aspect ratio
Series Statement:
The Milestone Collection : [DVD-Video]
Content:
Legong: Dance of the Virgins, filmed entirely on location in Bali in 1935, is a tragic tale of love denied. Poutou, a young girl who is a respected Legong dancer in her community falls in love with the young musician Nyoung. Her father is delighted with Poutou's choice and wants to help her to conquer Nyoung's heart. But Poutou's half sister Saplak wants Nyoungis also and when he chooses Saplak, Poutou drowns herself. Legong's real theme though is much more than melodrama: It is the delineation of Balinese culture. Henry de la Falaise captured religious rituals including frenetic dances and mystical parades, everyday dealings at the local marketplace, a cockfight (which was cut out of the British version) and, in the final scene, a mass cremation. Small details chronicling the life of the villagers make Legong an absorbing and mesmerizing quasi-documentary. Shot in beautiful two-color Technicolor, the film features topless Balinese men and women (in the 30s more than half of the movie was cut because of semi-nudity) in luscious surroundings. (Covertext)
Note:
Ländercode: 0
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Extras: Picture and soundtrack restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.- A second optional track in stereo featuring a brilliant new score by Richard Marriott and I Made Subandi. Performed by members of Gamelan Sekar Jaya and the Club Foot Orchestra.- DVD-ROM article on 'Legong' written by ethnomusicologist Katherine Hagedorn and film historian Peter Bloom for Gamelan Sekar Jaya.- Video interview with the composers of the new score.- DVD-ROM press kit for 'Legong' written by Milestone Film & Video
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Gods of Bali. Kliou, the killer
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Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln und musikalischer Untermalung
Language:
English
Keywords:
Legong
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Film
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Geschichte 1935
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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