This book explores Indonesian cinema, focusing on moments of unique
creativity by Indonesian film artists who illuminate important but
less-widely-known aspects of their multi-dimensional society. It
begins by exploring early 1950s 'Indonesian neorealist films' of
the Perfini group, which depict the ethos and emerging moral issues
of the period of struggle for independence (1945-49). It continues
by discussing four audacious political allegories produced in four
discrete political eras-including the Sukarno, Suharto and
Reformasi periods. It also surveys the main approaches to Islam in
both popular cinema and auteur films during the Suharto New Order.
One chapter celebrates the popular songs and B-movies of the Betawi
comedian, Benyamin S, which dramatize the experience of the poor in
'modernizing' Jakarta. Another examines persisting Third World
dimensions of Indonesian society as critiqued in two experimental
features. The concluding chapter highlights innovation in a renewed
Indonesian cinema of the post-Suharto Reformasi period (1999-2020),
including films by an unprecedented generation of women
writer-directors
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
