
Purbasari and Purbararang are sisters and in competition. Purbararang, the elder sister, teases Purbasari about the latter's lover.
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Can a film from 1926 still speak to a modern audience, or is it merely a ghost of a forgotten era? Short answer: yes, but only if you approach it as a cultural artifact rather than...
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1920 · IMDb 5.7
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