Summaries

In Bali, a young woman falls in love with a musician, but he may have eyes for her half-sister.

In Balinese villages, pageant, dance, music, story-telling, and religion dominate the culture. Young women may be the aggressor in love, but disgrace befalls her whose choice rejects her. Poutou, a nubile maiden who dances at the temple, lives with her jovial father and lovely younger sister, Saplak. Poutou falls in love with Nyong, a musician new to the village. He returns her interest, so her father and she make plans for a marriage, and she arranges to perform her final temple dance. Then Nyong's eyes light on Saplak. How will each character react?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • female topless nudity
  • female nudity
  • docufiction
  • two color technicolor
  • ethnofiction
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Nov 14, 1935
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Bali, Indonesia
Production companies Bennett Pictures Corp.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 5m
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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