Classical Indonesian cinema
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| Classical Indonesian cinema | |
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| Years active | 1926–1965 |
| Location | Indonesia |
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Classical Indonesian cinema is a term used in film criticism to describe both a narrative and visual style of Indonesian filmmaking which first developed in the 1926 to 1965.
1926–1945: Colonial era and emergence of the classical style
The first film produced in colonial era was a silent fiction Loetoeng Kasaroeng (1926), who was based from Lutung Kasarung, a community legend from Parahyangan.[1] It was sometimes credited as the first film of Indonesian cinema, and the first colonial film to feature a native-Indonesian cast from priyayi noble, who was the relative of Wiranatakusumah V.[1][2] The film was screened in December 1926, and marks Bandung as the birthplace of Indonesian film.[3]
In 1927, The second film produced in colonial era, Eulis Atjih, was released.[2] It was the first film where Indonesian language was used for the first time, and mark the directorial debut of G. Krugers.[2] It was screened at Orient Theater in Surabaya, East Java, and also mark the beginning of Indonesian film.[3]