Regions and Regional Societies and Cultures in the Indonesian Cinema
This lengthy chapter explores in their historical contexts six innovative feature films made in and about diverse regional societies in the Indonesian archipelago between 1953 and 1994. The societies depicted in the films are West Sumatra (a matrilineal,
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Cultural Specificity in Indonesian Film
David Hanan
Cultural Specificity in Indonesian Film Diversity in Unity
David Hanan Film and Screen Studies Monash University Melbourne, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-40873-6 ISBN 978-3-319-40874-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40874-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962714 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Garin Nugroho and crew filming a scene for Bulan Tertusuk Ilalang (English title: ‘And the Moon Dances’), SET Film Workshop and National Film Council, 1995. (Courtesy of Garin Nugroho) Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Acknowledgements
Research for this book was primarily resourced via a sustained process of mutual cooperation and mutual support, over many years, between members of the Indonesian film world and myself. For my part, I was involved in numerous cultural relations and educational projects that grew naturally out of researching a field only known to a few non-Indonesians. These projects included the translation of dialogue and the preparation of English subtitles for Indonesian films to be shown abroad; film preservation projects that ensured the survival of a number of Indonesian films that might otherwise have been lost; the screening of Indonesian films at Australian film festivals, at universities and schools, and on Australian television; and eventually the distribution of Indonesian films internationally on DVD via a website at Monash University. On the Indonesian side, all this gave me unprecedented access to many aspects of the Indonesian film community. Most importantly, I had access over many years to the large film collection at Sinematek Indonesia, the main archive for fe
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