The read
It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph CornellDirector
Cast
- Rose HobartWoman (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Charles BickfordMan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Noble JohnsonMan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Georges RenaventMan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lupita TovarWoman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
collage film