Trance and dance in Bali

Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Photographed by Gregory Bateson and Jane Belo ; edited by Josef Bohmer ; music arranged by Colin McPhee.; Narrated by Margaret Mead.; The Balinese ceremonial dance drama in which the never- ending struggle between the witch and the dragon--the death dealing and the life protecting--is played out to the accompaniment of comic interludes and violent trance seizures. Balinese music forms a background for the narration. Footage was shot in the 1930s.; PFA 1608-01-13376. D0004; PFA 1608-01-13375. D0004; PFA 1608-01-13374. D0004; PFA 1608-01-13376. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (22 min.) (771 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2007/10/19 Moderately scratched throughout. High-contrast B-wind print. Warped. Missing frames at splices. Sound is slightly scratchy but okay. Agfa Gevaert stock. Edge code: 1S. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2008/10/30 Same.; PFA 1608-01-13375. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (22 min.) (770 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2007/10/19 Moderate to heavy scratches throughout. High-contrast B-wind print. Missing frames at splices. This print seems to be superior in sound and picture clarity, but it is the most worn (most heavily scratched). Ferrania 15 safety stock. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2008/10/30 Same.; PFA 1608-01-13374. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2007/10 /19 Moderate scratches throughout. Sprocket ridden at head. High-contrast B-wind print. Missing frames at splices. Warped. 3M safety stock. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2008/10/30 Same.