CINGHALESE DANCES

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 504478).

Synopsis

Interest. Rural and town scenes of Ceylon.

No Titles. Busy street scene (5). A group of people, including women and girls, mend a road using pick-axes (31). MS two men squatting on the ground, one is having a shave and his moustache trimmed by the other (57). "WICKER BASKET MAKERS" (60). Three people sitting by the side of a road weave large baskets (77). "CINGHALESE DANCES" (80). Seven men standing in a line play drums (96). Four young men dressed in traditional costume perform a dance accompanied by a drummer (132). "BATHING IN THE KELANI" (135). LS group of people at the river bank; children jump up and down in the water (162). LS family of monkeys on the ground feeding (204ft). Incomplete.

 

Titles

  • CINGHALESE DANCES (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1910
Running Time:
3 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
202 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
 

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