The story of two young men, one a prince of royal Bali-blood and the other defined as a coolie, and they are both in love with Dasnee, a slave girl possessing the sensuous charms for which the women of Bali are known to have.
Production
Actual Bali location shooting—rare for 1931 exploitation
Cinematography
Stunning Technicolor footage they definitely didn't deserve
Costume
Authentic textiles weaponized for Western gaze
Director
Armand Denis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 'documentary' helped popularize Bali as a tourist destination while erasing actual Balinese culture.
Directors Denis and Roosevelt were wealthy adventurers who bankrolled their own colonial fantasies.
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