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Garin Nugroho Riyanto (born 6 June 1961) is an Indonesian film director.


Biography

Nugroho was born in
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,
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on 6 June 1961. He was the fourth child of postal workers Soetjipto Amin and Mariah, who eventually had seven children. As a child, he attended an Islamic elementary school, later attending Catholic secondary schools. His father owned a
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and enjoyed writing, leading Nugroho to start writing from a young age; he later quit writing because he felt his father to be too critical. He also enjoyed exploring, and would bathe in the Code River fed by the cold
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runoffs from
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; he notes that the sulfur, which was brought to the river by the lava, was good for his skin. After graduating from
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high school in 1981, Nugroho went to
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to study filmmaking at the Jakarta Institute of Arts (''Institut Kesenian Jakarta'', or IKJ), as well as law and politics at the
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(UI). After studying under
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, he graduated from the IKJ in 1985. He later graduated from UI in 1991. During his free time, Nugroho directed documentaries and short movies. Nugroho made his directorial debut with 1991's ''
Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti ''Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti'' (English: ''Love in a Slice of Bread'') is a 1991 Indonesian road film directed by Garin Nugroho. The film was later adapted into a novel of the same title by an Indonesian novelist Fira Basuki and starred by Adji ...
'' (''Love in a Slice of Bread''), overcoming bureaucracy caused by his refusal to join the Indonesian filmmakers' union. ''Cinta dalam Sepontong Roti'' was selected as Best Film in that year's
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. After his mother's death in 2005, Nugroho decided to make a film about Javanese culture. He was later commissioned by the government of Austria to make a film for the 250th anniversary of
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's birth. The result, ''
Opera Jawa ''Opera Jawa'' (''Requiem from Java'') is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film directed by Garin Nugroho that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera that is inspired by the " Abduction of Sita" episode f ...
'', was based on the ''
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'' and produced by
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. In 2007, he founded LA Indie Movie. In 2008 Nugroho returned to theatre with ''The Iron Bed'', adapted from ''Opera Jawa''. The play was shown at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel in Zurich, Switzerland.


Style

''
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'' writes that Nugroho's films emphasize aesthetics, but contain sociopolitical messages. Among the issues he has discussed in his films are multiculturalism, politics, intercultural communication, and his vision for a "New Indonesia". However, he has faced criticism that his films are too difficult for the general public to understand;
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credits this to Nugroho's narrative style, which comes across as strange to Indonesian viewers.
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, writing for ''The Jakarta Post'', notes that dialogue written by Nugroho tends to lack believability. Sylviana Hamdani of ''
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'' describes his dialogue as poetic. Nugroho also mixes historical footage with staged scenes in several of his movies, including ''Surat Untuk Bidadari'' and ''Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja''.


Recognition

Nugroho's debut film ''
Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti ''Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti'' (English: ''Love in a Slice of Bread'') is a 1991 Indonesian road film directed by Garin Nugroho. The film was later adapted into a novel of the same title by an Indonesian novelist Fira Basuki and starred by Adji ...
'' garnered six Citra award nominations (
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, Best Movie, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Artistic Scenes and Best Cinematography) at the
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(IFF); Nugroho was selected as the Best Young Director at the
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in Seoul the next year. His next movie, ''
Surat untuk Bidadari Surat is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the A ...
'' (''Letter for an Angel''), won Best Film at the Taormina Film Festival as well as the
Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the ...
, while Nugroho himself received Best Director at the Pyongyang International Film Festival and Young Filmmakers Jury award at the
Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
. His film ''
Daun di Atas Bantal ''Daun di Atas Bantal'' (released in English as ''Leaf on a Pillow'') is a 1998 Indonesian film directed by Garin Nugroho. It is one of the most acclaimed films from Indonesia in recent years and was the country's proposal for an Academy Award. It ...
'' (''Leaf on a Pillow'') also won
Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the ...
, in 1998.


Personal life

Nugroho enjoys gardening and travelling, both in Indonesia and abroad.


Filmography

* 1984: '' Gerbong Satu, Dua'' (''Wagon 1, 2'') * 1989: '' Tepuk Tangan'' * 1991: '' Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti'' (''Love in a Slice of Bread'') * 1991: '' Air dan Romi'' (''Water and Romi'') * 1994: ''
Surat untuk Bidadari Surat is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the A ...
'' (''Letter to an Angel'') * 1995: '' Dongeng Kancil untuk Kemerdekaan'' (''Kancil's Tale of Freedom'') * 1995: ''
Bulan Tertusuk Ilalang ''Bulan tertusuk ilalang'' is a 1995 in film, 1995 award-winning Indonesian film directed by Garin Nugroho. Nugroho won the FIPRESCI Prize Forum of New Cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1996. Cast *Wiwiek Handawiyah as Retno *Ra ...
'' (''...and the Moon Dances'') * 1998: '' My Family, My Films and My Nation'' * 1998: ''
Daun di Atas Bantal ''Daun di Atas Bantal'' (released in English as ''Leaf on a Pillow'') is a 1998 Indonesian film directed by Garin Nugroho. It is one of the most acclaimed films from Indonesia in recent years and was the country's proposal for an Academy Award. It ...
'' (''Leaf on a Pillow'') * 2000: ''
Puisi Tak Terkuburkan ''Puisi Tak Terkuburkan'' (literally ''Unburied Poetry''; released in English as ''A Poet: Unconcealed Poetry'') is a 2000 award-winning Indonesian documentary/drama directed by Garin Nugroho in black and white. At the 2001 Singapore Internationa ...
'' (''A Poet'') * 2001: '' Layar hidup: Tanjung priok/Jakarta'' (''Waterfront'') * 2002: '' Rembulan di Ujung Dahan'' (TV) * 2002: ''
Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja ''Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja'' ( en, I Want To Kiss You Once) is a 2002 Indonesian crime drama film directed by Garin Nugroho Garin Nugroho Riyanto (born 6 June 1961) is an Indonesian film director. Biography Nugroho was born in Yogya ...
'' (''Bird Man Tale'') * 2004: '' Rindu Kami Padamu'' (''Of Love and Eggs'') * 2006: '' Serambi'' * 2006: ''
Opera Jawa ''Opera Jawa'' (''Requiem from Java'') is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film directed by Garin Nugroho that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera that is inspired by the " Abduction of Sita" episode f ...
'' (''Requiem from Java'') * 2008: '' Di Bawah Pohon'' (''Under the Tree'') * 2009: '' Generasi Biru'' (''The Blue Generation'') * 2012: '' Soegija'' * 2016: '' Setan Jawa'' * 2018: '' Memories of My Body''


Awards and nominations


References

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Further reading

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External links

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"To explore one of the dark episodes in Indonesian history"
19 September 2001 interview with Richard Phillips on the ''
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Setan Jawa
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