Friedrich Dalsheim

Friedrich Dalsheim

Frankfurt, Germany

German lawyer and ethnographic filmmaker.

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The Wedding of Palo 1934 (5)

The movie tells of the contest between two rivals for the love of an Inuk woman. The forces of nature will decide the winner.
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Headhunters of Borneo 1936 (5)

An early ethnographic film. Made three years after Plessen's "Insel der Dämonen", "Kopfjäger von Borneo" is a half-fictional documentary. The plot involves a love story between a girl and a boy of incompatible social classes.
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Wajan 1933 (6)

Wajan, the son of Nudonk, a witch, is beset with difficulties. His mother is in ill favor with the Balinese natives who want to get rid of her, and the hand of Sari, a native chieftain's daughter, will not be his until this is accomplished. How he manages to save his mother and also win Sari is unfolded in the film.