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Dhalia
Dhalia (Perfected Spelling: Dahlia; 10 February 1925 – 14 April 1991) was an Indonesian actress active for over fifty years. She was nominated for three Citra Awards at the Indonesian Film Festival, winning one. Biography Dhalia was born on 10 February 1925, at Medan, Dutch East Indies, to Karang Intan and Tengku Katam. She was the only child, her father was born in Medan and worked as a stagewriter, who named his theatrical troupe Dhalia Opera after her. While her mother, worked as a stage actress and dancer. When she was a child, her mother passed away at Tuban. Dhalia spends her formal education studied at a Muhammadiyah-run elementary school then at a Muhammadiyah-run junior high school. In her spare time she focused on acting for her father's troupe. By the 1940s she was already recognised for her singing prowess, although her father intended for her to continue her studies in Islam at Al-Azhar University, Cairo. In 1941, Dhalia made her feature film debut in Njoo ...
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Dhalia And AN Alcaff In Lewat Djam Malam, Peran Pemuda Dalam Kebangkitan Film Indonesia, P161
Dhalia (Perfected Spelling: Dahlia; 10 February 1925 – 14 April 1991) was an Indonesian actress active for over fifty years. She was nominated for three Citra Awards at the Indonesian Film Festival, winning one. Biography Dhalia was born on 10 February 1925, at Medan, Dutch East Indies, to Karang Intan and Tengku Katam. She was the only child, her father was born in Medan and worked as a stagewriter, who named his theatrical troupe Dhalia Opera after her. While her mother, worked as a stage actress and dancer. When she was a child, her mother passed away at Tuban. Dhalia spends her formal education studied at a Muhammadiyah-run elementary school then at a Muhammadiyah-run junior high school. In her spare time she focused on acting for her father's troupe. By the 1940s she was already recognised for her singing prowess, although her father intended for her to continue her studies in Islam at Al-Azhar University, Cairo. In 1941, Dhalia made her feature film debut in Njoo ...
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Dhalia Pertjatoeran Doenia June 1941 P19
Dhalia (Perfected Spelling: Dahlia; 10 February 1925 – 14 April 1991) was an Indonesian actress active for over fifty years. She was nominated for three Citra Awards at the Indonesian Film Festival, winning one. Biography Dhalia was born on 10 February 1925, at Medan, Dutch East Indies, to Karang Intan and Tengku Katam. She was the only child, her father was born in Medan and worked as a stagewriter, who named his theatrical troupe Dhalia Opera after her. While her mother, worked as a stage actress and dancer. When she was a child, her mother passed away at Tuban. Dhalia spends her formal education studied at a Muhammadiyah-run elementary school then at a Muhammadiyah-run junior high school. In her spare time she focused on acting for her father's troupe. By the 1940s she was already recognised for her singing prowess, although her father intended for her to continue her studies in Islam at Al-Azhar University, Cairo. In 1941, Dhalia made her feature film debut in Njoo ...
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Oriental Film
Oriental Film was a film production company in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia). Established by ethnic Chinese businessman Tjo Seng Han in 1940, it completed four black-and-white films before it was closed in 1941. All the company's films were screened into the 1950s but may now be lost. They were directed by two men, Njoo Cheong Seng and Sutan Usman Karim, and launched the careers of actors such as Dhalia and Soerip. Established during the revival of the Indies film industry, Oriental released its first film, ''Kris Mataram'', in July 1940. It starred Njoo's wife Fifi Young, and relied on her fame as a stage actress to draw audiences. This was followed by a further three films, which were targeted at low-income audiences and extensively used ''kroncong'' music. Their final production was ''Panggilan Darah'' in 1941, which was completed after Njoo and Young had migrated to Majestic Film. Oriental was unable to recoup its expenses of renting a Dutch-owned stu ...
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Panggilan Darah
''Panggilan Darah'' (Indonesian for ''Call of Blood'') is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) written and directed by Sutan Usman Karim and produced by Tjho Seng Han for Oriental Film. The black-and-white film starred Dhalia and Soerip as orphaned sisters trying to make a living in the colonial capital of Batavia (now Jakarta) before moving to Kudus to work at a clove cigarette factory. Shot on location at an orphanage and two factories in central Java, ''Panggilan Darah'' was a modest commercial success in the Indies and Singapore. Its soundtrack, which featured nine ''kroncong'' songs, received popular acclaim, and the film's acting received critical praise. Despite this success, Oriental was unable to recoup its expenses, and merged into Multi Film soon afterwards. ''Panggilan Darah'', which was screened as late as 1952, may now be lost. Plot Orphaned sisters Dhalia and Soerip (themselves) leave their village in an attempt to make a living in the colonia ...
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Pantjawarna
''Pantjawarna'' (Perfected Spelling: ''Pancawarna''; Indonesian for ''Five Colours'') is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Plot A young woman must raise her two daughters, despite several hardships, while her husband is in prison. She is ultimately taken in by the nobleman Raden Gatot, and the two fall in love. After she divorces her former husband, she and Gatot are married. Her former husband, however, upon release from prison, decides to challenge Gatot. Later in the film the mother must choose a good suitor for her daughters. Production ''Pantjawarna'' was produced by Tjho Seng Han and directed by Njoo Cheong Seng for Oriental Film. Njoo had worked for the company since 1940, when he and his wife Fifi Young were signed to produce ''Kris Mataram''. The film had twelve songs, including works in the ''kroncong'', '' gambus'', and Sundanese styles; for this, it has been called the first musical film in the Dutch East Indies. It starred Young, Mochtar Widjaja, ...
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Citra Award For Best Supporting Actress
The Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress ( id, Piala Citra untuk Pemeran Pendukung Wanita Terbaik) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to Indonesian actresses for their achievements in a supporting role. The Citra Awards, described by ''Screen International'' as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry. Christine Hakim is the most recent winner for her performance in ''Impetigore'' at the 2020 ceremony, her third win in the category and ninth Citra Awards overall. History The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given in 1955 to Endang Kusdiningsih (''Tarmina''). Succeeding festivals were held in 1960 and 1967 and annually since 1973. There were no Citra Awards given between 1993 and 2003 due to sharp decline in domestic film production. It was reinstated as an ...
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Citra Award For Best Leading Actress
The Citra Award for Best Actress ( id, Piala Citra untuk Pemeran Wanita Utama) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to Indonesian actresses for their achievements in leading roles. The Citra Awards, described by '' Screen International'' as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry. Laura Basuki is the most recent winner for her performance in '' Susi Susanti: Love All'' at the 2020 ceremony, marking her second win to date in the category. History The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given in 1955 to two winners without a nomination process: Dhalia ('' Lewat Djam Malam'') and Fifi Young ('' Tarmina''). The two-way tie, also found in the Best Film and Best Actor categories, was controversial as film critics considered ''Lewat Djam Malam'' the superior film, lea ...
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Berdjoang
''Berdjoang'' (literally "struggle", also known under the title ''Hope of the South'') is a 1943 film from the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). The film, produced by the Japanese studio ''Nippon Eigasha'', is credited as having been directed by Rd. Ariffien, although Ariffien may have actually served as an assistant. Starring Mohamad Mochtar, Sambas, Dhalia, Kartolo, and Chatir Harro, it follows several villagers and their different approaches to Japanese military rule. The propaganda film was meant to draw Indonesians to enter a Japanese-sponsored army and survives, in part, in the Netherlands. Plot In Legok, a Japanese spokesman gives a speech regarding the formation of military units for native Indonesians. Two village boys, the best friends Saman (Sambas) and Anang ( Mohamad Mochtar), try to join the army. Saman is not accepted owing to a lame leg, but Anang begins training. Saman, meanwhile, begins working indirectly for the Japanese occupation govern ...
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Lewat Djam Malam
''Lewat Djam Malam'' (shown internationally as ''After the Curfew'') is a 1954 Indonesian film directed and produced by Usmar Ismail and written by Asrul Sani. Widely regarded as a classic of Indonesian cinema, the film follows an ex-soldier in his vigilante actions against corruption. Plot Shortly after the Dutch recognise Indonesia's independence in 1949, the military in Bandung, West Java, establishes a curfew. Iskandar (A.N. Alcaff) has been released from the Indonesian Armed Forces and is almost shot when he arrives in Bandung. He stays at the home of his fiancée Norma (Netty Herawaty) and her family. The following day, Norma's father sets Iskandar up with a job at the governor's office while Norma and her brother go shopping for a welcome-home party. The job goes poorly, and Iskandar is quickly fired. He goes to see his former squad member, Gafar, who is now a successful building contractor, and explains that he feels that nobody understands him as a revolutionary, and t ...
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Moestika Dari Djemar
''Moestika dari Djemar'' (Perfected Spelling: ''Mustika dari Djemar'') is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Multiple modern sources also use the incorrect spelling ''Moestika dari Djenar'',For instance and but contemporary sources uses an "m". ''Moestika dari Djemar'' was directed by Jo An Djan and produced by Jo Kim Tjan for Populair's Film. The black-and-white film starred Dhalia, Rd Mochtar, Rd Kosasie, Eddy T Effendi, and 9-year-old Djoeriah (in her feature film debut). The studio had been established the preceding year and already released a single film, ''Garoeda Mas'', the year before. The film was produced shortly following ''Ratna Moetoe Manikam'', released with The Teng Chun's Java Industrial Film, and took similar source material: as with ''Moestika dari Djemar'', it was drawn from the ''One Thousand and One Arabian Nights'', though the films were taken from different stories. Other contemporary works adapted from ''Nights'' were Tan's Film's ''Ala ...
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Terang Boelan
''Terang Boelan'' (; Indonesian for "Full Moon", ''Terang Bulan'' in the Perfected Spelling System) is a 1937 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Written by Saeroen, directed by Albert Balink, and starring Rd Mochtar, Roekiah and Eddie T. Effendi, ''Terang Boelan'' follows two lovers who elope after one is almost forced to marry an opium smuggler. The film was shot in the Indies and Singapore, and was partially inspired by the 1936 Hollywood film ''The Jungle Princess''. It was aimed at native audiences and included ''keroncong'' music, which was popular at the time, and several actors from Balink's previous work ''Pareh'' (1936). ''Terang Boelan'' was a commercial success in both the Indies and abroad, earning 200,000 Straits dollars in British Malaya. This success revived the faltering domestic film industry and inspired films aimed at Malay audiences in Malaya, creating a formula of songs, beautiful scenery and romance that was followed for decades afterwards. Th ...
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Indonesian Film Festival
The Indonesian Film Festival (Indonesian: Festival Film Indonesia, 'FFI') is an annual awards ceremony organised by the Indonesian Film Board and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology to celebrate cinematic achievements in the Indonesian film industry. During the festival, the ''Piala Citra'' winners are announced and the best Indonesian films of the year are presented. The awards ceremony was first held in 1955 as the Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional (National Film Appreciation Week). It changed to Festival Film Indonesia in 1973. In 1986, the festival included awards for television movies with an award called ''Piala Vidia''. This awards ceremony includes numerous similarities when compared to the Academy Awards in the United States and British Academy Film Awards in the United Kingdom. History In 1955, 1960 and 1967 Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional (English: National Film Appreciation Week) was held in Jakarta. From 1973–1992 the ceremony was renamed Festiv ...
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