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Sutan Usman Karim
Sutan Usman Karim was an East Indies (now Indonesia) film director and screenwriter. He was famous as one of two main directors of the film production company Oriental Film, the other being Njoo Cheong Seng. The company was based in Batavia (now Jakarta) and had been established by ethnic Chinese businessman Tjo Seng Han in 1940. Sutan Usman Karim and Njoo Cheong Seng were instrumental in launching the careers of actors such as Dhalia and Soerip Soerip (Perfected Spelling: Surip; 22 October 1921 – 7 May 1992) was an Indonesian singer and film actress. Biography Soerip was born in Banyuwangi, East Java, Dutch East Indies, on 22 October 1921. She only completed two years of elementar .... In 1941, Sutan Usman Karim directed '' Panggilan Darah'' the fourth and last of a series black-and-white films for Oriental Film starring Dhalia and Soerip before the company was shut down. ''Panggilan Darah'' was screened in theatres in the West Indies as late as August 1952, but may now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. During the 19th century, the Dutch possessions and hegemony expanded, reaching the greatest territorial extent in the early 20th century. The Dutch East Indies was one of the most valuable colonies under European rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in the 19th to early 20th centuries. The colonial social order was based on rigid racial and social structures with a Dutch elite living separate from but linked to their native subjects. The term ''Indonesia'' came into use for the geographical location after 1880. In the early 20th century, local intellectuals began developing the concept of Indonesia as a nation state, and set the stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soerip
Soerip (Perfected Spelling: Surip; 22 October 1921 – 7 May 1992) was an Indonesian singer and film actress. Biography Soerip was born in Banyuwangi, East Java, Dutch East Indies, on 22 October 1921. She only completed two years of elementary school before she dropped out. She later became a ''kroncong'' singer, often billed as Miss Soerip. Owing to her habit of batting her eyelashes while singing, she was also nicknamed "Si Mata Roda". In 1940 Soerip made her feature film debut in '' Zoebaida'', directed by Njoo Cheong Seng for Oriental Film. This was followed in 1941 by ''Panggilan Darah'', in which Soerip was cast with Dhalia as orphaned sisters who try to make a living in the colonial capital of Batavia (now Jakarta). When the company folded, unable to recoup its expenses, Soerip migrated to Majestic Film. She completed three productions for the company: ''Air Mata Iboe'', '' Djantoeng Hati'', and ''Pantjawarna''. After the Japanese occupation of the Indies in March 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From The Dutch East Indies
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] |
Screenwriters From The Dutch East Indies
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief " scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
