Ouw Peh Tjoa (1934)
- Directed by
- The Teng Chun
- Genre
- horror, fantasy
- Country
- Dutch East Indies
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A magical snake takes human form after gaining mystical powers. Based on a Chinese folktale, it shows the snake's doomed attempt to live among people.
mythologicaltragicdramaticslow-pacedmagicalfolklore-basedsomber
What happens
Ouw Peh Tjoa (Chinese: 烏白蛇; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘ Pe̍h Chôa; Hokkien for Black and White Snakes), also known by the Malay-language title Doea Siloeman Oeler Poeti en Item (meaning Two Snakes, One White and One Black), is a 1934 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It was directed and produced by The Teng Chun. Adapted from Legend of the White Snake, a Chinese folktale, it follows a magical snake who passes as a human but ultimately dies. The film, now possibly lost, was followed by one sequel, Anaknja Siloeman Oeler Poeti, in 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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