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Legong : dance of the virgins / told by Henry de la Falaise and Gaston Glass ; a Henry de la Falaise production.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Balinese (Indonesian people)--Drama.
- Balinese (Indonesian people).
- Folk dancing--Indonesia--Bali Island--Drama.
- Folk dancing.
- Bali Island (Indonesia)--Social life and customs--Drama.
- Bali Island (Indonesia).
- Indonesia--Bali Island.
- Genre:
- Silent films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (56 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Story of the South Seas
- Place of Publication:
- Harrington Park, NJ : Milestone Films, 1962.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Legong: Dance of the Virgins was filmed entirely on location in Bali in 1935 by the Marquis Henry de la Falaise, World War I her, the ex-husband of movie star Gloria Swanson and the current spouse of screen siren Constance Bennett. The film is a tragic tale of love denied -- Poutou, a respected Legong dancer, falls in love with 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 pines for the musician. When Nyoung chooses Saplak, Poutou drowns herself. Legong's real theme is much more than mere melodrama -- it is the delineation of Balinese culture. 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 in gorgeous Two-Color Technicolor!
- Participant:
- Goesti Poetoe Aloes (Poutou), Goesti Bagus Mara (Her father), Njoman Saplak (Her half-sister), Njoman Njong Njong (The boy).
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 03, 2017).
- "Preserved by UCLA Film and Television Archive".
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1935.
- Other Format:
- Original version:
- OCLC:
- 971313563
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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