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Genangan Air Mata

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Genangan Air Mata
Directed byThe Teng Chun
Roostijati
Produced byFred Young
StarringRoostijati
Djoni Sundawa
Production
company
Bintang Surabaja Film
Release date
  • 1955 (1955)
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Genangan Air Mata (literally Puddle of Tears) is a 1955 Indonesian drama film directed by The Teng Chun and Roostijati who also starred in this film with Djoni Sundawa.

Cast

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Production

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The Teng Chun, the film director
Roostijati, the film co-director and stars

Genangan Air Mata was produced by Fred Young for Bintang Surabaja.[1] The black-and-white film was shot and directed by The Teng Chun and co-director Roostijati, a film actress who had starred in such films as Kenangan Masa (1951) and Gadis Olahraga (1951), in her directorial debut.[1] This film starred Roostijati and Djoni Sundawa, in a leading role.[1] It also featured Mardiana, Mien Sondakh, Chaidir Sakti, Iskandar, Mansur, Ribut Rawit, M. Jusuf, Kuntjung, Boes Boestami, Ardi HS, and Nanny Lydia in her first film debut.[1]

Release and legacy

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Genangan Air Mata was released in 1955.[1] As of Roostijati's death in 1975, this film is still banned by the censorship board.[2] A 35 mm copy of the film is reportedly stored at Sinematek Indonesia in Jakarta in 1986.[3]

Only five women directors other than Roostijati are recorded between 1950 and 1998: Ratna Asmara, Chitra Dewi, Sofia W.D., Rima Melati, and Ida Farida.[4] These directors rarely, if ever, received the same recognition as their male counterparts; acting remained the only way for a woman in the industry to gain recognition.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kristanto, J. B. (2005). Katalog film Indonesia, 1926-2005 (in Indonesian). Nalar bekerjasama dengan Fakultas Film dan Televisi, Institut Kesenian Jakarta, [dan] Sinematek Indonesia. p. 39. ISBN 978-979-99395-3-1.
  2. ^ "Peristiwa Budaya: Pameran Grafis Grunberg; Misi Kesenian; Lomba Karawitan se-Jatim; Pemugaran Proyek Purbakala; Film ABC; Roostiati Tutup Usia; Tawaran Mengajar Tari; Sendratari Maria Magdalena". Kompas (in Indonesian). 1975-09-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ Archipel (in French). SECMI. 1986.
  4. ^ Women and Mass Communications in the 1990's: An International, Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1999. ISBN 978-0-313-30209-1.
  5. ^ "Wayback Machine". 2014-04-16. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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