Synopsis
PA-0681 (Reel 1) shotlist: Dutch Batavia, Java 1940s; women washing clothes in river
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Details
- Running time
- 36 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Great Footage · Poohbah70 · 2019-09-26
Great credit must go to Deane Dickason, a native of Colorado in the U.S. who was responsible for producing 13 shorts, directing 7 others and writing two of the 20 - not including "Coveted East India Parts I and II" (IMDb, which does not mention the two "Coveted East India" shorts). Kudos to Deane Dickason. And credit is also due to whomever provided the timings and descriptions of the various scenes on both reels.
★★★★ · Look how Coveted we are! · Spuzz · 2016-01-29
This gorgeously colorful (silent) film seems to be split in two. The first part seems to of be the "Oh look how rich we are" variety. We see many rich (white) people frolucking around, sitting sown, reading, getting served this ridiculous meal, servants waiting to serve them, and in one awesome scene, a white boy is compared to a Indonesian worker boy. It's an unnerving scene. The 2nd half, except for a rather bunch of naval scenes (woo! Mine laying!) seems to get off it's rich kick, and more focus on the people and the industry. Some gorgeous photography is shown here, with some fascinating…