Charlie Chaplin original home movies Java Bali 1932

Charlie Chaplin visited Java and Bali with his half brother Sidney in 1932. Together they took 16 mm black and white movie footage.
Charlie Chaplin travelled to "Batavia" (now Jakarta) on a mail steamer from Singapore......with his half brother Sydney they travelled to Bandung where they refreshed at the Grand Hotel Preanger....they went on to Garut, Borobudur Temple, Surabaya and then to Bali. Mr Chaplin was shown aroun Bali by artist and poet Wouter Spies (the young blonde headed man in the footage)....for 25 usd Charlie Chaplin hired out a local village to dance and perform whilst on Bali. Charlie Chaplin commented on the bare breasted ladies of Bali. Full details are in Mr Chaplin's writings "A comedian sees the world".....

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[favenchi]

did you grandfather actually appear in this film? Please let me know.....it is great to have some real background to this film....my email is favenchi@yahoo.com thanks for your comment

[favenchi]

Thanks William...you may notice how Charlie Chaplin made the people laugh back then, even though the "audience" on the island of Bali may never ever have seen him before...most had never even seen a picture show......

[revdocken]

I watch this and am reminded of the first time I was "transported by those Bali smiles" The sounds of the gamelon. And as I watch and listen now, I once again go drifting.

[amybali03]

Thank you for share....I more love my country Indonesia...and miss so much to :(((

[amybali03]

Thank you so much for share, I miss Indonesia alot :(((

[darmaone46]

Heiii .... greetings from bali :)

[grooggs]

Thank for Sharing the video

nice capture of our history, hard to see like this video these days., even for me (indonesian) it's the first time i watched something like this (history of bali culture back in 1932).

Please if you have some more ,bring it up or keep it safety..

This is priceless video.

[kiandita]

I'm an Indonesian, but this is the first time for me to know that in 1932, there are still so many bare-breasted lady in Bali. I thought they've already covered with clothes.

[simuble]

i love the backsound. please tell me what song is this? what is the title? :)

[oiroburos]

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Aku cinta Indonesia.

This is one of the reasons why I love my country. Thank you for sharing this beautiful priceless footage.

[tiancobi]

PRICELESS!!

[warinibalinesedance]

Thank you for sharing,..some of the location is in my village, Janger Kedaton and Legong Klandis in the ending part, where our Grandfather I WAYAN RINDI dancing as Condong,...

[rdali]

very nice sharing, it keep remind me of how beautiful my country was. Now I understand why my grandparents decided to live in Indonesia