Sri Asih (1954 Film)
''Sri Asih'' is a 1954 Indonesian lost superhero film directed by Tan Sing Hwat and Turino Djunaedy, and starring Mimi Mariani, Djunaedy, Ali Joego, and Nazar Dollar. This film was the first Indonesian superhero film adapted from comics by R. A. Kosasih. Plot When her father falls ill in Semarang, Nani Wijaya accompanies her mother to the train station, for the latter to make the visit. After the train departs, she overhears that the train is about to meet an accident, as a gang of criminals has placed dynamite on one of the bridge that the train will pass through. Nani takes out her charm and transforms into a super woman, Sri Asih, who can fly and finds the dynamite and throws it into the river where it explodes. Later, she pursues the Garuda Hitam gang and captures them. Cast Production The black-and-white film was shot, and directed by Tan Sing Hwat and Turino Djunaedy, who also starred as the male protagonist. It was adapted from comics with the same name by R. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ali Joego
Ali Joego (Soewandi Spelling System, Soewandi Spelling Ali Jugo; EYD, Perfected Spelling: Ali Yugo; 17 March 1907 – 18 February 1970) was a stage and film actor and director active in the Dutch East Indies and Indonesia. During his twenty-year career he appeared in thirty films and directed seven. Biography Joego was born in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi, Celebes in the Dutch East Indies on 17 March 1907. He and his parents moved to Singapore, part of the British Straits Settlements, where he was raised. Joego did not receive much education. In the late 1920s, Joego returned to the East Indies and became a member of the theatre troupe Dardanella (theatre company), Dardanella, which was run by the Penang-born actor of Russian descent Willy A. Piedro and his Native Indonesians, native wife Dewi Dja'. Joego and the troupe, which included Andjar Asmara as the main script writer and actors such as Dja', Ratna Asmara, and Astaman, toured Southeast Asia. In 1936 it undertoo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pevita Pearce
Pevita Cleo Eileen Pearce or better known as Pevita Pearce (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 6, 1992) is an Indonesian actress and model of mixed Welsh and Banjar descent. Personal life Pevita Pearce was born in Jakarta on 6 October 1992. She is the second child of three of Bramwell Pearce from Wales, and Ernie Auliasari from Banjarmasin. Pevita Pearce continued her study in New York City Filmography Films Television Music videos ;2007 * ''Kesempatan Kedua'' ( Tangga) ;2009 * ''Cinta Sampai di Sini'' (single, D'Masiv) ;2010 * ''Cemburu Menguras Hati'' (single, Vidi Aldiano Oxavia Aldiano or better known as Vidi Aldiano (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 29, 1990) is an Indonesian singer, musician and songwriter of Javanese and Minangkabau descent. Background Vidi was raised in a family that highly apprec ...) ;2011 * ''Sakit Hati'' ( Piyu single) ;2012 * ''Bunga Terakhir'' ( Afgan single) * ''Hidup Untukmu Mati Tanpamu'' ( Noah single) Award ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Films Shot In Indonesia
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indonesian-language Films
Indonesian ( ) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world, with over 270 million inhabitants—of which the majority speak Indonesian, which makes it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.James Neil Sneddon. ''The Indonesian Language: Its History and Role in Modern Society''. UNSW Press, 2004. Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are fluent in at least one of the more than 700 indigenous local languages; examples include Javanese and Sundanese, which are commonly used at home and within the local community. However, most formal education and nearly all national mass media, governance, administration, and judiciary and other forms of communication are conducted in Indonesian. Under Indonesian rule from 1976 to 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indonesian Black-and-white Films
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1950s Superhero Films
Year 195 (Roman numerals, CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V of Parthia, Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia (Roman province), Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1954 Films
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Najwa Shihab
Najwa Shihab (born in Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 16, 1977) is an Indonesian actress and journalist of mixed Bugis and Arabic descent. She is the second daughter of former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Cabinet of Development VII Quraish Shihab and a niece of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab. Early life Shihab attended Jakarta High School No. 6 until 1996. During her time there, she was selected to join the American Field Service program where she got to stay in the United States for a year. Upon leaving high school, she started her law degree at University of Indonesia. Career She started her journalistic career at RCTI in 2001 before joining the then recently established Metro TV. In the immediate aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, Shihab was flown to Aceh to file stories. There she witnessed the destruction caused by the tsunami alongside the decomposing bodies found all over the streets. Her reports and the interview with g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christine Hakim
Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim (born 25 December 1956) is an Indonesian actress, film producer, and activist. Born to a devout Muslim family of a mixed-race background in Jambi, she grew up in Yogyakarta, aspiring to be an architect or psychologist. This changed after she was discovered by Teguh Karya for his 1973 movie ''Cinta Pertama'', a role which garnered her a Citra Award for Best Actress and convinced her to follow a career in acting. Since then, she has starred in numerous films, including 1977's '' Badai Pasti Berlalu'' and 1988's ''Tjoet Nja' Dhien''; she also had a minor role in the 2010 Hollywood movie ''Eat Pray Love''. , she has won six Citra Awards, received a lifetime achievement award from the Cinemanila International Film Festival, and served as a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival Hakim began branching out from acting in 1998, beginning with roles as producer of ''Daun di Atas Bantal'' and ''Pasir Berbisik'' and eventually spreading to document ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reza Rahadian
Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born 5 March 1987) is an Indonesian actor who rose to prominence following his role in Perempuan Berkalung Sorban or ''(Woman with a Turban''). Born in Bogor, he took up acting while in senior high school and made his feature film debut in 2004. Since receiving his first Citra Award in 2009, he has acted in over a dozen films, ranging from comedies and romances to dramas and biopics. Early life He was born to an Iranian father and a Moluccan Indonesian mother whose love for film influenced him as a youth. Career In 2004 he was crowned Top Guest, an award for models, by the Indonesian variety magazine ''Aneka'', although he was never a professional model. Instead, he considered modelling as a way to help him become an actor. Through the coverage he received from his modelling career, Rahadian was cast in several ''sinetron'' (Indonesian soap operas), including ''Culunnya Pacarku'' and ''Idola''. He made his film debut in 2007, with the horror-comedy ''F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mimi Mariani
Sumiarto Suharto (born Troely Callebaut; 8 June 1928 – 1 May 1971), better known by the stage name Mimi Mariani, was an Indonesian actress, model, and singer who was of mixed Belgian, Dutch, and Manado heritage. Known as the first Sri Asih (character), Sri Asih, she was one of the Indonesian's leading lady in the 1950s and was ranked third on the list of the best Indonesian pasindhèn. Mariani was the part of Classical Indonesian cinema, Classical Indonesian Cinema. Born in Malang, Mariani went to Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs, MULO but later dropped out from the school. She began her career as a stage actress and singer by joined Bintang Soerabaja troupe in 1942, and later joined Warnasari troupe. After the Indonesian National Revolution, Mariani made her film debut by starring in ''Inspektur Rachman'' (1950) and ''Rodrigo de Villa'' (1952). She made her feature film debut in ''Lenggang Djakarta'' (1953) which drew critics' attention. By 1953, Mariani was one of the most p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |