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Articles from Indonesian Film Workshop 2013

KULDESAK AND THE INEXORABLE PULP FICTION OF INDONESIAN FILM HISTORYFootnote

COMMENDATION 2014 YOUNG SCHOLARS COMPETITION

Dag YngvessonCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 345-377 | Published online: 21 Sep 2015

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Filmography

  • Act of killing. 2012. Dir Joshua Oppenheimer. Copenhagen: Final Cut for Real Productions. DCP/DVD.
  • Ananda. 1970. Dir. Usmar Ismail. Jakarta: Perfini. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Anjing-anjing Geladak [The dogs of Geladak]. 1972. Dir. Nico Pelamonia. Jakarta: PT Mutia Film. DVD.
  • Apa jang kau tjari, Palupi [What are you looking for, Palupi]. 1969. Dir. Asrul Sani. Jakarta: Dewan Produksi Film Nasional. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Atheis kafir [Atheist heathen]. 1974. Dir. Sjuman Djaya. Jakarta: PT Matari Film. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Bernafas dalam lumpur [Breathing in mud/the longest dark]. 1970. Dir. Turino Djunaedy. Jakarta: PT Sarinande Films. VCD.
  • Bumi makin panas [The earth is getting hotter]. 1973. Dir. Ali Shahab. Jakarta: PT Tidar Jaya Film. VCD.
  • Dosa tak berampun [The unforgivable sin]. 1951. Dir. Usmar Ismail. Jakarta: Perfini. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Kerikil-kerikil tajam [Sharp rocks]. 1984. Dir. Sjuman Djaya. Jakarta: PT Bola Dunia Film. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Kuldesak. 1998. Dir. Nan Achnas, Mira Lesmana, Rizal Mantovani, Riri Riza. Jakarta: PT Mediatama Inisiatif Lensa Karya. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Inem pelayan sexy [Inem the sexy maid] I, II, and III. 1976–77. Dir. Nya Abbas Akup. Jakarta: PT Candi Dewi Film. VCD.
  • Istana kecantikan [Palace of beauty]. 1988. Dir. Wahyu Simhombing. Jakarta: PT Tobali Indah Film. DVD.
  • Janur kuning [Yellow coconut leaf]. 1979. Dir. Alam Surawidjaja. Jakarta: PT Metro 77. VCD.
  • Pagar kawat berduri [The barbed wire fence]. 1961. Dir. Asrul Sani. Jakarta: Kedjora Film. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Pulp fiction. 1994. Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Los Angeles: Miramax Films. 35 mm film/DVD.
  • Taxi driver. 1976. Dir. Martin Scorsese. Los Angeles: Columbia Pictures. 35 mm film/DVD.

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