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Classical Indonesian Cinema
Classical Indonesian cinema is a term used in film criticism to describe both a narrative and visual style of Indonesian filmmaking which first developed in the 1926 to 1965. History 1926–1945: Colonial era and emergence of the classical style The first film produced in colonial era was a silent fiction ''Loetoeng Kasaroeng'' (1926), who was based from ''Lutung Kasarung'', a community legend from Parahyangan. It was sometimes credited as the first film of Indonesian cinema, and the first colonial film to feature a native-Indonesian cast from priyayi noble, who was the relative of Wiranatakusumah V. The film was screened in December 1926, and marks Bandung as the birthplace of Indonesian film. In 1927, The second film produced in colonial era,''Eulis Atjih'', was released. It was the first film where Indonesian language was used for the first time, and mark the directorial debut of G. Krugers. It was screened at Orient Theater in Surabaya, East Java, and also mark the begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siti Akbari
''Siti Akbari'' is a 1940 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) directed by Joshua and Othniel Wong and produced by Tan Khoen Yauw. Starring Roekiah and Rd Mochtar, it follows a couple while the husband commits adultery. Plot Siti Akbari (Roekiah) is living happily with her husband. When he begins to wander she stays faithful and he eventually comes back to her. Production ''Siti Akbari'' was directed by Joshua and Othniel Wong, ethnic Chinese brothers who had received film training in the United States and been active in the film industry of the Dutch East Indies since 1929's ''Lily van Java''. The film's producer, Tan Khoen Yauw, was co-owner of the production studio that made the work, Tan's Film. The black-and-white talkie featured vocals by the actresses Annie Landouw and Titing, with the ''keroncong'' group Lief Java providing background music. Several further cast members, including the stars Mochtar, Roekiah, and her husband Kartolo, had migrated to Tan's aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Tjeng Bok
Tan or TAN may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Black and Tans, a nickname for British special constables during the Irish War of Independence. By extension "Tans" can now also colloquially refer to English or British people in general, especially disparagingly. * TAN Books, a Catholic publishing company * FC Rubin-TAN Kazan, a Russian professional ice hockey club in Kazan in 1991-94 * Transportes Aereos Nacionales, an airline based in Honduras known as TAN Airlines People * Tan (surname) (譚), a Chinese surname * Chen (surname) (陳), a Chinese surname, pronounced "Tan" in Min Nan languages * Laozi, posthumous name "Tan" or "Dān" (聃), philosopher of ancient China * Leborgne, nicknamed Tan, a patient of Paul Broca's, on whose autopsy he identified Broca's area * TAN (musician) (born 1990), Malaysian pop singer * Tan Sağtürk (born 1969), Turkish ballet Places China * Tan (state), an ancient viscountcy in eastern Shandong Province, China * Tai'an railway station (Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi Dja
Devi Dja (born Misria Dja; August 1, 1914 – January 19, 1989), better known as Miss Dja, was an Indonesian-born American actress, dancer, and singer. A member of the Dardanella Opera group, founded by Willy A. Piedro, who later became her husband. She moved with him to the United States around 1940, and remained there for the rest of her life as a professional entertainer, taking American citizenship. Life and career 1914–1930: Childhood and early career Devi Dja was born Misria Dja on August 1, 1914, in Sentul, a part of Sidoagung, the village in Godean, Sleman Regency, to Adiredjo from The Royal Palace of Yogyakarta, and Sriami from Sumenep. Some sources such as United States Immigration Service document stated her birthplace as Pandaan, a city in East Java near 60 km from south part of Surabaya, and the naturalization form in the United States in 1953 recorded Kali Baru, a district in Banyuwangi, as her birthplace which Dja also mentioned during her interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rempo Urip
Rempo Urip (10 July 1914 – 15 January 2001) was an Indonesian film director. He began his career in the theatre, serving as an extra and footballer for the Dardanella theatre company beginning in 1934. After six years and three troupes, Urip entered the film industry, working as a distributor for Oriental Film and assistant director for Java Industrial Film. He returned to the theatre during the Japanese occupation (1942–1945) and national revolution (1945–1949). In 1951 he joined Djamaluddin Malik's Persari as a director, completing thirteen films for the company before it closed in 1958. He continued as a freelance director until 1977. Biography Urip was born in Purworejo, Central Java, Dutch East Indies, on 10 July 1914. His father was a soldier of common birth. He moved to Palembang in southern Sumatra with his family as a child and attended an English Methodist school. He also took courses in Dutch. As he was a talented football player, in 1934 he was asked to join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Landouw
Annie Landouw (also Landauw, 1913 – 17 August 1982) was an Indonesian ''keroncong'' singer and film actress. Biography Landouw was born in Surakarta, Central Java, in 1913. She lost her sight following an extended illness as a child, and was not long afterwards adopted by her aunt and uncle. In 1927 she competed in – and won – her first singing competition, a Concours concert at a night fair in Surakarta. As a result, she was approached by Beka, a recording company, which signed her. She moved to Batavia (now Jakarta), the capital of the Dutch East Indies, soon afterwards and quickly rose in popularity. By 1938 Landouw had joined the NIROM radio troupe, singing ''keroncong''. The following year she joined Hugo Dumas' troupe Lief Java. During this period she became active in film. In 1938 she provided vocals for '' Fatima'', a production by Tan's Film; she provided vocals again for Tan's 1939 film ''Gagak Item'' (''Black Raven''). She made her onscreen deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratna Asmara
Ratna Asmara (1913 – August 1968) was an Indonesian actress and film director. Originally active in theatre, in 1940 she starred in the romance film ''Kartinah'', which her first husband Andjar directed. After appearing in several further films, she made her directorial debut in 1950 with ''Sedap Malam'' (''Sweetness of the Night''), which made her the first female film director in Indonesian history. Although her work was generally ignored, later female Indonesian directors have found critical acclaim. Early career Ratna was born in the Minangkabau Highlands of Sumatra 1913. This ethnic Sundanese actress had a sister, Suhara, who was married to the director Bachtiar Effendi. Ratna and her husband Andjar joined the Dardanella touring troupe in the early 1930s; with the troupe she was known for the quality of her voice. In the late 1930s she joined Andjar with his Bollero troupe and became its star. She also acted for the Royal Balinese Dancers. When Andjar was asked by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raden Ajeng Srimulat
Raden Ajeng Srimulat (1908–1968, in Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, pre-1947 spelling ), also known simply as Srimulat, was an Indonesian comedian, actor, singer, and founding member of the popular Srimulat comedy troupe. She was the wife of Teguh Slamet Rahardjo, one of the most famous Indonesian comedians of the postwar era. Biography Early life Srimulat was born on 7 May 1908, in Botokang village, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Dutch East Indies. She was the daughter of a district head; her parents were named Raden Mas Aryo Tjitrosoma and Raden Ayu Sedah. She was raised in a household where traditional Javanese music and art were a part of her daily life, and her grandfather was a skilled traditional dancer and dalang (puppeteer). She was educated in a Hollandsch-Inlandsche School, a Dutch language school for native Indonesians in Sukoharjo Regency, and then at a technical school in Surakarta. However, her mother died when she was five, and her stepmother eventually stopped allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Tjoei Hock
Tan Tjoei Hock (15 April 1908 – 1984) was an Indonesian journalist and filmmaker. Born in Batavia, he was discovered by The Teng Chun in the late 1930s. Tan became one of the most productive film directors of the Dutch East Indies between 1940 and 1941, directing nine films – primarily action. Biography Tan was born in Batavia (now Jakarta), Dutch East Indies, on 15 April 1908. He dropped out during his first year of senior high school. By the late 1930s he had become a businessman, spending his nights as an unpaid assistant at a drama troupe that frequently performed at Prinsen Park (now Lokasari); while working with this troupe Tan met The Teng Chun, who brought him to work at The's Java Industrial Film (JIF). Tan's first film with JIF was '' Dasima'', a story about a woman who is taken advantage of by a man who marries her yet does not love her, which diverged from its source material, the 1896 novel ''Tjerita Njai Dasima'' by G. Francis. This was followed soon af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Riboet II
Miss Riboet II (born 1908, date of death unknown), also known as Miss Riboet Muda, was an Indonesian actress and singer who was active from the 1920s until 1950s and was one of the top five stars of Dardanella, along with Devi Dja, Astaman, Tan Tjeng Bok, and Ferry Kock. She was the mother of actress Netty Herawaty and was considered as the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema. Early life Riboet was born in 1908 in Palembang, Dutch East Indies, as the daughter of KNIL soldier. When she was born, there were a conflict after the conquest of the Djambi Sultanate by KNIL troops and the establishment of the Djambi residency in 1906. Her family moved to Sumbawa after her father retired and raised her there. She married and became a widow at the age of 14 and later joined the Menangkabau Opera, a stamboel troupe in Sumbawa. Personal life Riboet was married to Soepingi, a violinist whom she meet during her time in Menangkabau Opera, in 1922. They later moved to Java Island where sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Balink
Albert Balink (3 August 1906 – 8 February 1976) was a Dutch journalist and filmmaker who contributed to early Indonesian cinema. Born in the Netherlands, he began a career in film journalism in the Dutch East Indies. A self-taught filmmaker, in the mid-1930s, he released a documentary and two feature films, before immigrating to the United States and resuming his journalistic career. Biography Balink was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. In the 1920s and early 1930s he was a reporter with '' De Locomotief'', a newspaper based in Semarang, Dutch East Indies, and the ''Soematra Post'', based in Medan. He wrote extensively about film while working at these papers. In 1934, Balink established the Java Pacific Film production company with the Wong brothers, headquartered in an old Bandoeng tapioca flour factory. Inexperienced with film, Balink had attained only theoretical knowledge gained from self-instruction. The company's first production was a documentary film, ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rd Ismail
Rd is an abbreviation for road. RD or Rd may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Real Drive'', an anime by Production I.G * RD (group), a British girl group also known as Ruff Diamondz * ''Rilindja Demokratike'', an Albanian newspaper Businesses and organizations * USDA Rural Development, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture * Ryan International Airlines (IATA airline designator RD) Military decorations * Reserve Decoration, an award for service in the Royal Navy Reserve of the United Kingdom * Emblem for Reserve Force Service or Reserve Decoration, an award of the South African National Defense Force Military Reserve Science, technology, and mathematics Computing and mathematics * Rata Die, a calendar-independent system to assign numbers to calendar dates * Remote Desktop, a graphical interface to connect one computer to another over a network * Rider (software), a cross-platform IDE intended for C# and .NET development * Route distinguisher, in data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachtiar Effendi
Bachtiar Effendi (also spelled Bachtiar Effendy; after 1903 – 1 April 1976) was an Indonesian film actor and director who also served as a cultural critic. Beginning his film career in 1930, he made several works for Tan's Film before joining a drama troupe. After spending ten years in British Malaya, he returned to Indonesia and directed several more films before being sent to Italy as a press attaché. He lived in the country for most of the remainder of his life, having found disfavour after supporting the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia. Early life Effendi was the younger brother of Rustam Effendi, a communist-sympathising poet born in 1903. Their family was originally from Padang, West Sumatra, although the brothers left Padang for their education. Effendi dropped out of senior high school – a level of schooling already more than most native children received – and instead of becoming a law student as his parents intended he beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
