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Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki (Perfected Spelling Wajah Seorang Laki-laki, released internationally as Ballad of a Man) is a 1971 Indonesian film directed by Teguh Karya. It marked his directorial debut.

Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki
Directed byTeguh Karya
Written byTeguh Karya
Produced byTurino Djunaidy
StarringSlamet Rahardjo
W.D. Mochtar
Tuti Indra Malaon
N. Riantiarno
Laila Sari
CinematographyTantra Suryadi
Edited byTantra Suryadi
Music byIdris Sardi
Production
company
Sarinande Films
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Plot


In 19th-century Batavia (modern day Jakarta) a young man, Amallo (Slamet Rahardjo), rises up against his father, Umbu Kapitan (WD Mochtar), after his father's boorishness and irresponsibility lead to his mother's death. This is sparked by the father's subsequent marriage to a mixed-race woman. Amallo begins stealing horses from his father and smuggling weapons used to fight against the Dutch East India Company, for whom his father works.

As Amallo struggles against the company, he finds himself becoming more mature. He also becomes the lover of several beautiful women, including a Dutchman's mistress, a cokek dancer, and a woman (Tuti Indra Malaon) who owns a store in his village. However, he is betrayed by his friend Runtu (N. Riantiarno). After being arrested by the Dutch and later released, he continues stealing horses. However, when caught again he is fatally shot by his father, who had been unaware that the horse thief was his own son.


Production


Teguh Karya directed Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki; it was his first feature film. He also wrote the screenplay.[1] Before this, he had acted in several films, been a cinematographer for Wim Umboh's film Sembilan (1967), and directed several serials.[2]

Karya involved numerous actors from his theatre group, Teater Populer. At the time few theatre actors worked in Indonesian film.[1] Rahardjo, who was a member of Teater Populer, made his film debut as Amallo; Karya later recalled that his acting in the film was stiff.[3][4] The singer Laila Sari received a minor role as one of Rahardjo's love interests. In filming a sex scene between the two, they used a pillow to separate their bodies.[5]


Style


The shooting style of Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki was influenced by Karya's work in theatre. The film's review in Tempo magazine noted that this showed in the use of short dialogue and minimal use of long shots.[1]


Release and reception


Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki was released in 1971. It was a commercial flop, which resulted in critics writing that producers should approach Karya if they wanted a film to fail. Afterwards, Karya spent over a year reading through the criticism and examining the film for shortcomings.[6] His next film, 1973's Cinta Pertama (First Love), won five Citra Awards at the 1973 Indonesian Film Festival and was a commercial success.[7] Rahardjo found himself becoming more outgoing in his roles, to avoid the criticism he received in Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki.[3]

Most contemporary reviews were highly negative.[2] The Tempo review decried the film, including its shots, and its writing; the reviewer noted that the film did not show the same unity that Teater Populer's stageplays did, and at times unfolded unsurprisingly. But the same reviewer did find it enjoyable to watch.[1]

Later reviews were more positive. In a 1999 write-up in the Cinemaya Journal of Asian cinema survey, directors Marselli Sumarno and Nan Achnas described Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki as one of the ten best Indonesian films of all time. Karya reportedly later considered it one of his favourite works.[8]

Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki has been licensed internationally to Between Three Worlds Video. The film has been shown with English subtitles by the Australian company SBS Television under the title Ballad of a Young Man.[8]


References


Footnotes
  1. Tempo 1972, Teguh dan karyanya.
  2. Kompas 1996, Wajah Teguh Karya.
  3. Tempo 1975, Wajah Dua Orang.
  4. Jakarta City Government, Slamet Rahardjo.
  5. Mardiyati 2010, A Flower in the Eve.
  6. Tempo 1983, Teguh dan apik.
  7. Irwansyah 2010, 25 film terbaik.
  8. Monash 2007, Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki.
Bibliography



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