Di Balik Kelambu

Di Balik Kelambu (Behind the Mosquito Net) is a 1983 Indonesian film directed by Teguh Karya. It stars Christine Hakim and Slamet Rahardjo.

Di Balik Kelambu
Directed byTeguh Karya
Produced byManu Sukmajaya
Written byTeguh Karya
StarringChristine Hakim
Slamet Rahardjo
Edited byGeorge Kamarullah
Distributed byPT Sukma Putra Film
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Plot

Hasan (Slamet Rahardjo) and Nurlela (Christine Hakim) are a newly married couple living at the home of Nurlela's father (Maruli Sitompul) because they do not have enough money to find a place of their own. Nurlela's father constantly compares Hasan negatively to his rich son-in-law Bakri (August Melasz), causing friction between the young couple. They eventually find a way to move out.

Style

Film critic Hikmat Dramawan, writing for the National Library of Indonesia, called the film "acting-focused", with the camerawork serving to reinforce the acting.[2] He describes it as coming across like an art film, based on its camerawork.[2]

Themes

Dramawan notes that the Di Balik Kelambu draws heavily on Indonesian family values, and is capable of illustrating the economic and social hardships undergone by families at the time.[2] He describes it as an "adult drama".[2] Parmita Uniyal, writing in the Hindustan Times, notes that the film portrays how economic and professional failure can lead to the loss of independence and the will to live.[3]

Release and reception

Di Balik Kelambu was released in 1983 and did well commercially.[2] El Masrur Sahlan, writing for Tabloid Bintang, notes that Rahardjo and Hakim (who often played lovers) had their best chemistry in the film, with both playing their parts as if it were truly happening to them.[4] Uniyal also noted that the two came across convincingly, with Rahardjo's character coming across subtly and Hakim's being more emotional.[3]

Awards

Di Balik Kelambu was nominated for nine Citra Awards, winning six.[5]

References
Footnotes
  1. PNRI, Di Balik Kelambu.
  2. Dramawan 2011, Film Indonesia, Suatu.
  3. Uniyal 2008, Net effect.
  4. Sahlan 2010, Chemistry Paling Berkilau.
  5. filmindonesia.or.id, Di Balik Kelambu.
Online works
  • "Di Balik Kelambu". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  • "Di Balik Kelambu" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: National Library of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  • Dramawan, Hikmat (21 April 2011). "Film Indonesia, Suatu Ketika" [Indonesian Films, Once Upon a Time] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: National Library of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  • Sahlan, El Masrur (8 April 2010). "Chemistry Paling Berkilau Dalam Sinema Indonesia" [The Most Shining Chemistry in Indonesian Cinema]. Tabloid Bintang (in Indonesian). Jakarta. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  • Uniyal, Parmita (10 July 2008). "Net effect". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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