After the Curfew (Indonesian: Lewat Djam Malam) is a 1954 Indonesian film directed and produced by Usmar Ismail and written by Asrul Sani. Widely regarded as a classic of Indonesian cinema, the film follows an ex-soldier in his vigilante actions against corruption.
CASTS:
- A. N. Alcaff as Iskandar
- Netty Herawaty as Norma
- Awaludin as Gafar
- R.D. Ismail as Gunawan
- Bambang Hermanto as Puja
- Dhalia as Laila
- Aedy Moward as Adlin
- Titien Sumarni as Ida
- Abdul Hadi as Norma's father
- Astaman
- Wahid Chan
- S. Tahar Nunu
- Lukman Jusuf
PRODUCTION:
Lewat Djam Malam was directed by Usmar Ismail, regarded as a pioneer of film in Indonesia. Usmar had been a soldier during the revolution; according to film critic and director Marselli Sumarno, this made the film's portrayal of soldiers more realistic. The screenplay was the first written by Asrul Sani. Farida Arriany was offered a role as companion of AN Alcaff's by Usmar but the role later went to Netty Herawaty. The film was produced by Perfini, a film studio Ismail had established in 1950. According to the film historian Misbach Yusa Biran, it was the first Indonesian film made explicitly to be shown abroad.
RELEASE AND RECEPTION:
Lewat Djam Malam was first screened domestically in May 1954. It was initially meant to be screened at the Asian Film Festival in Tokyo, but the Indonesian government refused to allow the screening, apparently as a protest against the failure of the Japanese government to punish Japanese troops who had committed crimes during their occupation of Indonesia from 1942 to 1945. Lewat Djam Malam is generally considered a classic of Indonesian cinema. Film historian JB Kristanto writes that Lewat Djam Malam was Ismail's work which most showed Indonesian history; he considers Ismail the first Indonesian director to use film as a means of expression and not simply as a way to make money, and opines that no film in Indonesian history could match Ismail's achievements with Lewat Djam Malam. K
Feedback
Melaporkan
Feedback
Melaporkan