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Usmar Ismail, the Father of Modern Indonesian Cinema
Usmar Ismail is known as the father of modern Indonesian cinema. He was born on 20th March 1921 in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra.
His first movie, Darah dan Doa (Blood and Prayer) was shot on 30th March 1950. This date is now thought of as the country’s national movie day as it starred and was produced and directed by Indonesians under the umbrella of the Indonesian National Film Centre (Perfini), which Usmar established himself.
Usmar’s complex personality — as a producer, director, journalist, artist, and writer — is inseparably linked to his reputation as a man of critical reasoning. This seems to be overlooked when discussing his life. Watching his various films, few realise that his ideas have transcended their time. In Harimau Tjampa (Tjampa Tiger, 1953) and Tiga Dara (Three Maidens, 1957), for example, we can learn how the egalitarian spirit between men and women is tangible and strong. Meanwhile, in Lewat Djam Malam (After the Curfew, 1954), Usmar carefully touched on the country’s next chronic issue, na
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Usmar Ismail
Usmar Ismail (20 Mac 1921 – 2 Januari 1971) ialah pengarah filemIndonesia berketurunan Minangkabau. Beliau dihormati secara meluas sebagai perintis orang asli Indonesia bagi industri Perfileman Indonesia walaupun filem yang dibuat oleh Belanda bermula pada 1926.
Kerjayanya bermula sebagai pembantu pengarah di Perfini yang ditubuhkan pada tahun 1950. Pada tahun 1952 dan 1953, beliau melanjutkan pelajaran di Universiti Los Angeles dalam jurusan filem dan mendapatkan gelar Bachelor of Arts. beliau meninggal dunia pada 2 Januari 1971, kerana angin ahmar.[1]
Biografi
[sunting | sunting sumber]Beliau dilahirkan pada 20 Mac 1921 di Bukittinggi, Sumatera Barat di Hindia Timur Belanda (kini Indonesia). Beliau pernah menghadiri HIS, MULO-B, AMS-A II Yogyakarta dan memperoleh B.A. dalam bidang sinematografi dari Universiti California, Los Angeles, California, Amerika Syarikat pada tahun 1952.[2]
Semasa pendudukan Jepun, beliau menyertai Pusat Kebudayaan. Pada masa itu, beliau juga menubuhkan dan menjadi ketua Sandiwara "Maya" bersama El Ha
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Usmar Ismail
Indonesian film director (1921–1971)
Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He is widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the cinema of Indonesia.
Biography
Ismail was born in 1921 in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. His father, Datuk Tumenggung Ismail, taught at the medical school in Padang. His brother Abu Hanifah was also a well-known revolutionary and writer. Ismail attended ASM-AYogyakarta and later obtained a B.A. in cinematography from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1952.
Ismail initially served in the army during the Dutch colonial rule. He served in the Indonesian army in Yogyakarta. During this time, he was a co-founder of a newspaper called Rakyat, meaning "people" or "populace" in Bahasa Indonesia. He worked as the head of the Indonesian Journalists Association in 1946 and 1947. In 1948, he was arrested while working at national news agency Antara for covering Dutch-Indonesian negotiations.
After his release, Ismai
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