Tuesday, September 10, 2013

LIST OF SIGNIFICANT INDONESIAN FILMS

LIST OF SIGNIFICANT INDONESIAN FILMS, compiled by H. Misbach Yusa Biran, from the book FILM IN SOUTH EAST ASIA: VIEWS FROM THE REGION (2001), edited by David Hanan
 
THE LONG MARCH OF THE SILIWANGI (1950, Usmar Ismail)
THE CRIPPLED BOY (1951, Kotot Sukardi)
CRISIS (1953, Usmar Ismail)
THE TIGER OF TJAMPA (1953, D. Djajakusuma)
THE DISTINGUISHED VISITOR (1955, Usmar Ismail)
THREE FUGITIVES (1957, Nya’ Abbas Acup)
WHIPFIRE (1958, D. Djajakusuma)
THE FREEDOM FIGHTER (1960, Usmar Ismail)
PISO SURIT (1960, Bachtiar Siagian)
THE BARBED WIRE FENCE (1961, Asrul Sani)
THE TIGER OF KEMAYORAN (1965, Wim Umboh)
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, PALUPI? (1969, Asrul Sani)
THE YOUNG BRIDE (1971, Wim Umboh)
THE FACE OF A MAN (1971, Teguh Karya)
SI MAMAD (1973, Sjuman Djaya)
ATHEIS (1974, Sjuman Djaya)
AL KAUTSAR (1977, Chairul Umam)
PIONEERS OF FREEDOM (1977, Asrul Sani)
NOVEMBER 1828 (1978, Teguh Karya)
THE COUNTRY GIRL (1978, Franky Rorempandey)
AS WHITE AS HER HEART, AS RED AS HER LIPS (1980, Slamet Rahardjo)
ATTACK AT DAWN (1981, Arifin C. Noer)
R.A. KARTINI (1982, Sjuman Djaya)
RORO MENDUT (1982, Ami Priyono)
A BRIDGE LIKE A HAIR SPLIT SEVEN TIMES (1982, Chairul Umam)
PAPER FLOWERS (1984. Slamet Rahardjo)
NAGA BONAR (1986, M.T.Risjaf)
TJOET NYA’ DHIEN (1987, Eros Djarot)
MY FATHER (1987, Agus Ellyas)
LOVE IN THE APARTMENT BLOCK (1987, Nya’ Abbas Acup)
LOVE ON A SLICE OF BREAD (1990, Garin Nugroho)
LETTER TO AN ANGEL (1991, Garin Nugroho)
AND THE MOON DANCES (1994, Garin Nugroho)
LEAF ON A PILLOW (1997, Garin Nugroho)
POETRY CANNOT BE BURIED (1999, Garin Nugroho)
 
 
Some of My Favorite Films about Indonesia
 
1.CHILDREN OF SRIKANDI (2012, The Children of Srikandi Collective, documentary)
 
2.DENOK & GARENG (2012, Dwi Sujanti Nugraheni, documentary)
 
3.PUNITIVE DAMAGE (1999, Annie Goldson, New Zealand, documentary about Indonesia army)
 
4.RASINAH: THE ENCHANTED MASK (2005, Rhoda Grauer, documentary, 57 min)
 
 
The photo is from THE TREACHERY OF THE INDONESIAN COMMUNIST PARTY IN THE EVENTS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 1965 (1984, Arifin C. Noer), which is a propaganda film about the coup in 1965.
 

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