Max Havelaar of de koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handelsmaatschappij

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poster Max Havelaar (Fons Rademakers, NL/ID 1976)

still from Max Havelaar (Fons Rademakers, NL/ID 1976)

still Max Havelaar (Fons Rademakers, NL/ID 1976)

still from Oeroeg (Hans Hylkema, BE/DE/NL 1993)

still Oeroeg (Hans Hylkema, BE/DE/NL 1993)

still from Soegija (Garin Nugroho, ID 2012)

still Soegija (Garin Nugroho, ID 2012)

still from Kadet 1947 (Rahabi Mandra & Winaldo Artaraya Swastia, ID 2021)

still Kadet 1947 (Rahabi Mandra & Winaldo Artaraya Swastia, ID 2021)

campaign image Revolusi! (still from Merah Putih (Red and White) (Yadi Sugandi, ID 2009))

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Multatuli's famous political indictment of the colonial regime in what was then the Dutch East Indies adapted into a tense, powerful epic drama. Peter Faber shines as the headstrong protagonist who protests against the way wealthy Dutch coffee traders and local governors exploit and oppress the populace.

As a local government officer for the poor, turbulent Lebak region on West Java, writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (pseudonym: Multatuli) came into conflict with the Dutch governors. This led to his dismissal. Fons Rademakers filmed his famous novel Max Havelaar (1859), an indictment of the exploitation of ‘the native Javanese’.

Revolusi! depicts the Indonesian people’s political struggle and the legacy of colonialism from multiple perspectives. Alongside the freedom films from Indonesia, Eye will also screen films by Dutch directors and artists with a critical view of history.

Revolusi!

The intriguing story of Indonesia’s multicultural society, told through various people whose lives have intersected and been influenced by the ideas of Soegija, the first Javanese bishop.

Albertus Soegijapranata – or Soegija as he was known – was the first Javanese bishop to be ordained in the Dutch East Indies. This was in 1942, the year in which Japanese troops occupied Indonesia. Director Garin Nugroho tells the story of this complex multicultural society through the people inspired by him, up to Indonesia’s post-War of Independence period. "It's incredible that sixty years after the country's independence there is no film yet that expresses a non-Islamic point of view." Indonesia is still a very radical country which needs to "mature in its sense of religion."
"This is why I wanted to explore a figure who was a determining factor in the creation of the concept of Indonesian multiculturalism," the director explains.Unfortunately the quality of the digital file of Soegija is not optimal. Therefore there will be a reduction on the ticket price.

Soegija

Set in 1947 in the course of 'Operation Product' – known in Indonesia as Agresi Militer Belanda I (Dutch Military Aggression I) – Kadet 1947 depicts the earliest efforts of the Indonesian Air Force in resisting the Dutch reoccupation of Indonesia. This will be the first time Kadet 1947 is screened outside Indonesia. Preceding the film, Arnoud Arps,  media and culture scholar (University of Amsterdam), will provide a lecture.

A group of young cadets train to become fighter pilots in Yogyakarta’s suburbs. Tentatively, they learn to overcome mutual differences of opinion and outside threats before they are ready for battle.
Kadet 1947 is one of the many films that centre on the Indonesian National Revolution. The film is based on true events: the first air attack on the only just founded Indonesian air force. Kadet 1947 shows how the National Revolution is remembered in this 'film perjuangan' ('battle film') using old and new themes.
As is the case in many other Indonesian war films Kadet 1947 focuses on what it means to be a hero. In contrast to other films, it deals with the history of military aviation an underexposed aspect of Indonesian popular culture.
The film was written and directed by the young filmmakers Rahabi Mandra and Aldo Swastia, who learned the ropes under the wings of celebrated Indonesian directors such as Hanung Bramantyo and Garin Nugroho. Recently Mandra and Swastia have worked as scriptwriters on films such as Night Bus (2017), Moon Cake Story (2017) and Gokil Teachers (2020). Lecture by Arnoud Arps Preceding the film, Arnoud Arps will provide a lecture (in English) on the depiction of the Indonesian National Revolution in Indonesian cinema. Arnoud Arps is a media and culture scholar at the University of Amsterdam and his PhD research focuses on the memories of the Indonesian War of Independence using contemporary Indonesian popular culture.

Kadet 1947

Moderator Arnaud Kokosky Deforchaux (Tong Tong Fair, CinemAsia) talks to directors Hans Hylkema (Oeroeg, 1993), Kim Kokosky Deforchaux (Hantu, 2021) and actor Martin Schwab (Oeroeg, Hantu) about the depiction of the Indonesian struggle for liberation and the past of Indonesia.

Both films show the impact of colonial history and how the ramifications of the past resound in the present.

Oeroeg & Hantu

Introduction by Arnoud Arps (University of Amsterdam)

show for: 646637 2022-03-13 16:00:00

Lecture by Arnoud Arps (University of Amsterdam)

show for: 646640 2022-03-11 20:00:00

Introduced by senior curator Rommy Albers (Eye)

show for: 646634 2022-03-22 15:00:00

Q&A with Hans Hylkema (Oeroeg), Kim Kokosky Deforchaux (Hantu) and Martin Schwab (Oeroeg, Hantu)

Max Havelaar of de koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handelsmaatschappij

Fons Rademakers / NL, ID, 1976 / 169 min.

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