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Usmar Ismail is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Indonesien born on 20 march 1921 at Bukittinggi (Indonesie)
Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was a prominent Indonesian film director. He was of a Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the Cinema of Indonesia although films made by the Dutch date back to around 1926.
He was perhaps best known internationally for his 1961 film Fighters for Freedom which documented Indonesian independence from the Dutch and French. The film was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.
Ismail initially served in the army during the Dutch occupation. Later, following his dream of becoming a film director, he established "Perfini Studios", Indonesia's first film studios, in the early fifties.
A concert hall known as the Usmar Ismail Hall, which gives musical, opera and theatrical performances, was established in his name in Jakarta.
En 1958 Ismail connait un autre succès avec Asrama Dara (Le Dortoir des filles), le récit d'un étudiant en médecine devenu soldat de la révolution et qui, après la libération, fait face aux difficultés de la réintégration dans la vie civile et se sent trahi par une classe politique corrompue. Plusieurs films d'Ismail se situent ainsi dans le contexte des événements de l'époque, à savoir la décolonisation. À l'étranger, Ismail est d'ailleurs connu surtout pour son film en anglais Fighters for Freedom (Combattants de la liberté) (1961), qui traite de la lutte d'indépendance indonésienne contre les occupants hollandais et français.
Usmar Ismail est descendant de l'ethnie des Minangkabau. Une salle de concert a été créée en son nom à Jakarta et donne des spectacles de musique, d'opéra et de théâtre. Il a en outre révéler au grand public l'artiste indonésienne Suzzanna (mieux connu sous le nom de la Reine de l'horreur) en lui confiant ses premiers rôles dans les années 50.
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Nationality Indonesie
Birth 20 march 1921 at Bukittinggi (Indonesie)
Death 2 january 1971 (at 49 years)
Birth 20 march 1921 at Bukittinggi (Indonesie)
Death 2 january 1971 (at 49 years)
Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was a prominent Indonesian film director. He was of a Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the Cinema of Indonesia although films made by the Dutch date back to around 1926.
He was perhaps best known internationally for his 1961 film Fighters for Freedom which documented Indonesian independence from the Dutch and French. The film was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.
Ismail initially served in the army during the Dutch occupation. Later, following his dream of becoming a film director, he established "Perfini Studios", Indonesia's first film studios, in the early fifties.
A concert hall known as the Usmar Ismail Hall, which gives musical, opera and theatrical performances, was established in his name in Jakarta.
Biography
Ismail sert dans l'armée sous l'occupation hollandaise, puis il écrit des scénarios de théâtre pour la compagnie dramatique Maya, active sous l'occupation japonaise. Il poursuit son rêve de devenir réalisateur en établissant le premier studio cinématographique d'Indonésie, Perfini Studios, au début des années cinquante. En 1952-1953 Ismail étudie le cinéma à l'Université de Los Angeles, obtenant un "BA". Peu après, se met en place une collaboration entre les studios Perfini et la compagnie Persari Film (fondée par Malik Djamaluddin) qui débouche sur la production d'une réalisation d'Ismail, Lewat Djam Malam (Après le couvre-feu) (1953), qui rencontre un succès dans la critique et les salles.En 1958 Ismail connait un autre succès avec Asrama Dara (Le Dortoir des filles), le récit d'un étudiant en médecine devenu soldat de la révolution et qui, après la libération, fait face aux difficultés de la réintégration dans la vie civile et se sent trahi par une classe politique corrompue. Plusieurs films d'Ismail se situent ainsi dans le contexte des événements de l'époque, à savoir la décolonisation. À l'étranger, Ismail est d'ailleurs connu surtout pour son film en anglais Fighters for Freedom (Combattants de la liberté) (1961), qui traite de la lutte d'indépendance indonésienne contre les occupants hollandais et français.
Usmar Ismail est descendant de l'ethnie des Minangkabau. Une salle de concert a été créée en son nom à Jakarta et donne des spectacles de musique, d'opéra et de théâtre. Il a en outre révéler au grand public l'artiste indonésienne Suzzanna (mieux connu sous le nom de la Reine de l'horreur) en lui confiant ses premiers rôles dans les années 50.
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Bali (1970)
, 1h30Directed by Usmar Ismail, Paolo Heusch
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors John Steiner, Laura Antonelli, Umberto Orsini, La Cicciolina, Johannes Schaaf, Ettore Manni
Rating52%
La femme (Laura Antonelli) d'un photographe en vacances à Bali tombe sous le charme d’une énigmatique jeune beauté locale adepte d'un rite mystérieux de mort mystique....
, 2h7Directed by Usmar Ismail
Medasing (Bambang Hermanto) is the fierce leader of a group of robbers who joined them after his parents were killed. He and his gang track the movements of a rich merchant (Rd Ismail) and his family, who are returning from a successful business trip. While the family is sleeping in the woods, Medasing and his men sneak into the camp, where they kill most of the porters and merchant. Leaving the merchant's wife behind, Medasing takes the merchant's daughter Sayu (Nurbani Jusuf) with him. He brings her to their hideout, where she is held captive.
Exalted Guest (1955)
Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Chitra Dewi
The village of Sukaslamet is scheduled to receive an honoured guest from afar. Midi, a villager, is sent to the city to escort him. Distracted and confused by the lively city, Midi comes across a salesman offering a "potent" hair-growing tonic, which – unknown to Midi – is actually ineffective. To speed the onset of the tonic's effects, Midi arranges for a car to take him and the salesman back to Sukaslamet. There, the salesman is welcomed as the honored guest, and he takes advantage of the warm welcome. However, his fun is cut short when the actual guest arrives in the village, and the salesman is driven out of the village.
After the Curfew (1954)
, 1h41Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama
Actors Dhalia
Rating71%
Shortly after the Dutch recognise Indonesia's independence in 1949, the military in Bandung, West Java, establishes a curfew. Iskandar (A.N. Alcaff) has been released from the Indonesian Armed Forces and is almost shot when he arrives in Bandung. He stays at the home of his fiancée Norma (Netty Herawaty) and her family. The following day, Norma's father sets Iskandar up with a job at the governor's office while Norma and her brother go shopping for a welcome-home party. The job goes poorly, and Iskandar is quickly fired.
Six Hours in Djogja (1951)
, 1h56Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Rating61%
Amidst the Indonesian National Revolution, the Dutch colonial army has launched an assault on the Indonesian capital at Yogyakarta. After being overrun, the Indonesian Army withdraws, to continue the fight as guerrillas. In the city proper, the Indonesian populace suffers extensively.
The Long March (1950)
, 1h34Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Suzanna
Rating65%
The Siliwangi Division, originally headquartered in West Java, is temporarily based in Central Java owing to the Renville Agreement. After putting down a communist rebellion in Madiun, killing numerous members of the Communist Party of Indonesia in the process, they are on a break. The division's leader, Captain Sudarto, meets with an Indo woman named Connie, who is originally from Bandung. The two become friendly, but after a Dutch attack is launched on the capital at Yogyakarta, they must separate as the division heads westwards. Captain Sudarto leads his men – together with women and children – over more than 200 kilometres (120 mi), resting during the day and travelling in the morning and evening. They face hunger, a shortage of supplies, and Dutch air strikes. Along the way, Sudarto begins falling in love with a nurse named Widya.
Tjitra (1949)
, 1h11Directed by Usmar Ismail
Actors Mohammad Said Hamid Junid
Harsono (Raden Sukarno) takes the virginity of Suryani (Nila Djuwita) on his family's plantation, then leaves her to live in the city. Whilst Suryani marries Harsono's brother Sutopo (Raden Ismail), Harsono finds himself attracted to a city girl, a flirt named Sandra. When she wrongs him, Harsono strangles her to death. During an ensuing investigation it is shown that Sandra died of a heart attack and not as a direct result of being strangled, allowing Harsono to return to his village. He tries to marry Suryani, but she chooses to stay with her husband.
Scriptwriter
, 2h7Directed by Usmar Ismail
Medasing (Bambang Hermanto) is the fierce leader of a group of robbers who joined them after his parents were killed. He and his gang track the movements of a rich merchant (Rd Ismail) and his family, who are returning from a successful business trip. While the family is sleeping in the woods, Medasing and his men sneak into the camp, where they kill most of the porters and merchant. Leaving the merchant's wife behind, Medasing takes the merchant's daughter Sayu (Nurbani Jusuf) with him. He brings her to their hideout, where she is held captive.
The Struggle (1960)
, 2h32Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama, War
Actors Chitra Dewi
Roles Story
Rating61%
After the Curfew (1954)
, 1h41Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama
Actors Dhalia
Rating71%
Shortly after the Dutch recognise Indonesia's independence in 1949, the military in Bandung, West Java, establishes a curfew. Iskandar (A.N. Alcaff) has been released from the Indonesian Armed Forces and is almost shot when he arrives in Bandung. He stays at the home of his fiancée Norma (Netty Herawaty) and her family. The following day, Norma's father sets Iskandar up with a job at the governor's office while Norma and her brother go shopping for a welcome-home party. The job goes poorly, and Iskandar is quickly fired.
Six Hours in Djogja (1951)
, 1h56Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Roles Story
Rating61%
Amidst the Indonesian National Revolution, the Dutch colonial army has launched an assault on the Indonesian capital at Yogyakarta. After being overrun, the Indonesian Army withdraws, to continue the fight as guerrillas. In the city proper, the Indonesian populace suffers extensively.
Embun (1951)
, 2hDirected by Djadoeg Djajakusuma
Genres Drama
Roles Story
After the conclusion of the Indonesian National Revolution, Leman (AN Alcaff) and Barjo (Rd Ismail) go to the national capital in Jakarta and live off government donations. When a meeting goes awry, Leman accidentally kills the prospective donor, and Barjo and Leman escape. They go their separate ways, and Leman remains on the run for five years. He ultimately settles in a village.
The Long March (1950)
, 1h34Directed by Usmar Ismail
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Suzanna
Roles Writer
Rating65%
The Siliwangi Division, originally headquartered in West Java, is temporarily based in Central Java owing to the Renville Agreement. After putting down a communist rebellion in Madiun, killing numerous members of the Communist Party of Indonesia in the process, they are on a break. The division's leader, Captain Sudarto, meets with an Indo woman named Connie, who is originally from Bandung. The two become friendly, but after a Dutch attack is launched on the capital at Yogyakarta, they must separate as the division heads westwards. Captain Sudarto leads his men – together with women and children – over more than 200 kilometres (120 mi), resting during the day and travelling in the morning and evening. They face hunger, a shortage of supplies, and Dutch air strikes. Along the way, Sudarto begins falling in love with a nurse named Widya.
Tjitra (1949)
, 1h11Directed by Usmar Ismail
Actors Mohammad Said Hamid Junid
Harsono (Raden Sukarno) takes the virginity of Suryani (Nila Djuwita) on his family's plantation, then leaves her to live in the city. Whilst Suryani marries Harsono's brother Sutopo (Raden Ismail), Harsono finds himself attracted to a city girl, a flirt named Sandra. When she wrongs him, Harsono strangles her to death. During an ensuing investigation it is shown that Sandra died of a heart attack and not as a direct result of being strangled, allowing Harsono to return to his village. He tries to marry Suryani, but she chooses to stay with her husband.