The eighteen year olds (1980)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The eighteen year olds |
| Original title | Usiah 18 |
| Country of production | Indonesia |
| original language | Indonesian |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Teguh Karya |
| script | Teguh Karya |
| production | Hendrick Gozali |
| music | Eros Djarot |
| camera | Akin |
| cut | George Kamarullah |
| occupation | |
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The eighteen-year-olds (original title: Usia 18 , Indonesian for "age 18") is an Indonesian film by Teguh Karya from 1980. At the Indonesian Film Festival in 1981 (Citra Awards) the film received a nomination for best film. The German first broadcast was on ARD on March 15, 1982.
action
A love story develops between the camera student Edo and the drama student Ipah, both of whom are studying at the art college, which has to be measured against outdated moral concepts, class arrogance, corruption and the distribution of national wealth. Ipah's father doesn't think much of Edo, whose father worked on the railroad and died in an accident. Since then, he has been helping his family to secure an income, even if he has to work in another city. He leaves college - and Ipah - but they stay true to themselves and there is a happy ending.
background
Indonesia has always found it difficult to develop an independent national film culture; The influence of films from the USA and cheap productions from India, Taiwan and Hong Kong, which offered popular cinema clichés, was too great. To counteract this, the country tried to establish national film funding that was based on European auteur cinema and focused on films that were supposed to combine pop culture with realistic and socially critical material.
criticism
The Fischer Film Almanach 1983 judged that the film would certainly meet the requirements of the new Indonesian film funding without neglecting the viewing habits of the Indonesian audience. The film is a "precise description of the milieu revealing the living conditions of the Indonesian middle class". The lexicon of international film saw a "[n] aives melodrama with some tentative socially critical approaches", which was "awkward in design and dramaturgy, but appealing as an example of Indonesian film culture".
Awards
At the Indonesian Film Festival in 1981, the film received awards for best supporting actor, best editing and best music in addition to being nominated for best film. The nominations and awards in detail:
- Best film (nominated)
- Best Director (nominated)
- Best Actor (Dyan Hasri, nominated)
- Best Actress (Jessy Gusman, nominated)
- Best Supporting Actor (Zainal Abidin, won)
- Best Supporting Actress (Dahlia Sofia, nominated)
- Best Screenplay (nominated)
- Best camera (nominated)
- Best cut (won)
- Best music (won)
Web links
- The eighteen-year-olds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Fischer Film Almanach 1983 . Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1983, ISBN 3-596-23684-3 , pp. 9 f .
- ↑ The eighteen year olds. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 10, 2015 .