Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to disquieting effect. Through Cornell's collage editing, Hobart becomes a singular object of desire and dread, trapped in an exotic paradise.
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Charles Bickford | Man (from East of Borneo (1931) |
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Rose Hobart | Woman (from East of Borneo (1931)) |
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Noble Johnson | Man (from East of Borneo (1931) |
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Georges Renavent | Man (from East of Borneo (1931) |
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Lupita Tovar | Woman (from East of Borneo (1931)) |
Director | Joseph Cornell |
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