Legong: Dance of the Virgins – Beautiful, Strange, and Very Old
Is this for you?
If you like movies that feel like a dusty window into a world that doesn't exist anymore, watch this. If you need a fast-moving plot or modern acting, stay far away. You will probably find it boring. I found it kind of hypnotic.
This movie isn't really a movie in the way we think of them. It's more li...
The movie Legong: Dance of the Virgins was directed by Henri de la Falaise.
Legong: Dance of the Virgins was released in the year 1935.
Legong: Dance of the Virgins has an IMDb rating of 6.5 out of 10.
Legong: Dance of the Virgins is a movie from United States.
Legong: Dance of the Virgins is categorised as Drama, Romance in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.
Legong: Dance of the Virgins features Poetoe Aloes Goesti, Saplak Njoman, Bagus Mara Goesti, Njong Njong Njoman.
The screenplay for Legong: Dance of the Virgins was written by Gaston Glass, Henri de la Falaise.
If you enjoy Legong: Dance of the Virgins, you might also like In the River (1920), The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920), Blackmail (1920), The Hundredth Chance (1920).
Yes, Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Drama and Romance qualities.
Set in Bali, this 1935 oddity follows a young woman caught in a love triangle involving a local musician and her own sister. It is less of a traditional narrative and more of a snapshot of Balinese life, dance, and ritual captured on early Technicolor.
Synopsis
In Bali, a young woman falls in love with a musician, but he may have eyes for her half-sister.
Review Excerpt
"Is this for you?
If you like movies that feel like a dusty window into a world that doesn't exist anymore, watch this. If you need a fast-moving plot or modern acting, stay far away. You will probably find it boring. I found it kind of hypnotic.
This movie isn't really a movie in the way we think of them. It's more like a living postcard from 1935 Bali. There is a story about sisters and a guy with a flute, sure. But the real point seems to be the dance itself.
The Legong dance scenes are wild..."
