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Air Mata Ibu
''Air Mata Iboe'' (EYD, Perfected spelling: ''Air Mata Ibu''; Malay language, Malay for ''A Mother's Tears'') is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) directed and written by Njoo Cheong Seng. Starring Fifi Young, Rd Ismail, Ali Sarosa, and Ali Joego, it followed a mother who raises her children lovingly but is ultimately betrayed by her eldest sons when she falls upon hard times. The film, billed as a "musical extravaganza," featured a soundtrack by Koesbini, R. Koesbini, and an eponymous title song written by Njoo. The last production completed by Fred Young (director), Fred Young's Majestic Film Company, ''Air Mata Iboe'' was released in December 1941, shortly before the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. Now possibly Lost film, lost, a remake was produced under the same title in 1957. Plot Soegiati (Fifi Young) is the mother of four children: sons Achmad (Rd Ismail), Idris (S. Poniman, S Poniman) and Soemadi (Ali Sarosa), and a daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njoo Cheong Seng
Njoo Cheong Seng (Perfected Spelling: Nyoo Cheong Seng; ; 6 November 1902 – 30 November 1962) was a Chinese-Indonesian playwright and film director. Also known by the pen name Monsieur d'Amour, he wrote more than 200 short stories, novels, poems and stage plays during his career; he is also recorded as directing and/or writing eleven films. He married four times during his life and spent several years travelling throughout Southeast Asia and India with different theatre troupes. His stage plays are credited with revitalising theatre in the Indies. Early life and career Njoo was born in East Java on 6 November 1902; the Indonesian sinologist Leo Suryadinata writes that he was born in Surabaya, while the writers Sam Setyautama and Suma Mihardja record him as having been born in Malang. He received his elementary education at a Tiong Hoa Hwe Koan school in Surabaya. By an early age he had begun contributing to Chinese-owned newspapers; his first literary work, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
