Lutung Kasarung
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Lutung Kasarung (English: The Lost Ape, The Stray Ape) is a Sundanese folktale from Indonesia. Set in the Pasir Batang Kingdom, it tells the tale of a magical lutung (a type of black monkey) who helped a beautiful princess, Purbasari Ayuwangi, when her older sister attempted to rob her of her status as crown princess. The story is from an old Sundanese pantun. The theme and moral of the legend are similar to those of the European folktale "Beauty and the Beast" (Indonesian: Si Cantik dan Si Buruk Rupa).
Adaptations (1)
Lutung Kasarung was adapted into a 1926 film.
- Loetoeng Kasaroeng1926 · film · 60 min · dir. L. Heuveldorp, G. Krugers · IMDb ↗IMDb8.5
Purbasari and Purbararang are sisters and in competition. Purbararang, the elder sister, teases Purbasari about the latter's lover, a lutung named Guru Minang; Purbarang's boyfriend, Indrajaya, is a handsome human. However, the girls discover that Guru Minang is actually a god who is more handsome than Indrajaya.