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Javanese Dancers

Javanese Dancers

1913Short
DocumentaryShort

(Taken at Djokjakarta, Java, Dutch East Indies.) A highly interesting and instructive reel of the odd, symbolic dances that prevail on the Dutch East Indian Island of Java, Nowhere in the world are dances just like them to be seen...

Director
Gaston Méliès
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Release Date
July 24, 1913
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Production
G. Méliès

🏷️ Keywords

year 19131910s20th century

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

Will be highly educational to many
by deickemeyer2017-10-14

"We are at a loss just how to recommend these dances, taken in Java and by native professional dancers. It is fairly clear in photography and will be highly educational to many. Yet many of the dances are hard to interpret, and the early parts of the exhibition seem a bit tiresome. Closing the film, we have the "Dance of the Horses," which, with "The Monkey Dance," is most amusing to civilized eyes. The last dance is grotesque and made the audience howl with laughter. There was emphatic applause. - The Moving Picture World, August 9, 1913..."

📖 Synopsis

(Taken at Djokjakarta, Java, Dutch East Indies.) A highly interesting and instructive reel of the odd, symbolic dances that prevail on the Dutch East Indian Island of Java, Nowhere in the world are dances just like them to be seen...