Loetoeng Kasaroeng (1926)
- Directed by
- George Krugers, L. Heuveldorp
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Dutch East Indies
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Based on a Sundanese folk tale, this silent film is about a young girl who falls in love with a magical lutung. It was the first movie made in the Dutch East Indies and featured an entirely native-Indonesian cast.
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What happens
Loetoeng Kasaroeng is a 1926 fantasy film from the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) which was directed and produced by L. Heuveldorp. An adaptation of the Sundanese folktale Lutung Kasarung (The Lost Lutung), the film tells of a young girl who falls in love with a magical lutung and stars the children of noblemen. Details on its performance are unavailable, although it is known to have been of poor technical quality and thought to have performed poorly. It was the first film produced in the country and the first to feature a native-Indonesian cast. It is likely a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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