Arifin C. Noer
{{Short description|Indonesian film producer (1941–1995)}}
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| birth_name = Arifin Chairin Noer
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|3|10}}
| birth_place = Cirebon, Dutch East Indies
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|5|28|1941|3|10}}
| death_place = Jakarta, Indonesia
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| occupation = Writer, theatre director, film director
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| notableworks = Selamat Pagi Jajang (1979), Nyanyian Sepi (1995)
| spouse = Jajang C. Noer
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| children = Nitta Nazyra, Marah Laut
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Arifin Chairin Noer (10 March 1941 – 28 May 1995) was an Indonesian poet, theater director and film producer.{{cite book | last = Aveling | first = Harry | title = Secrets Need Words: Indonesian Poetry 1966–1998 | publisher = Ohio University Center for International Studies | location = Athens | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-89680-216-7 | page=366}}
Biography
He studied Civil Administration at {{Interlanguage link|Cokroaminoto University|id|Universitas Cokroaminoto Yogyakarta}} in Yogyakarta, Central Java and began his theatrical career in the early 1960s as an actor in a study group in Central Java with W.S. Rendra. After finishing his degree in 1967, he moved to Jakarta and founded Teater Kecil (Little Theater), a laboratory where he and other actors could experiment using the workshop model, emphasizing the whole person, as introduced by W.S. Rendra, but Noer was focused on the practical aspect of cultivating acting skills.{{cite book | last = Cody | first = Gabrielle | title = The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama | publisher = Columbia University Press | location = New York | year = 2007 | isbn = 0-231-14032-0 | pages=971}} According to the Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, he was a prolific playwright and director from the 1970s until his death in 1995, directing all of his original plays including his best-known work, Kapai-Kapai ("Reaching Out"; translated as "Moths" in English) in 1970.
His screenplays have won numerous awards, including Pemberang, which won the Golden Harvest trophy for Best Dialogue at the Film Festival Asia (FFA) in 1972, Rio Anakku (1973), Melawan Badai (1974), Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (1984), and Taksi (1990) which received Citra awards at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). Translations of his plays have appeared in several languages, including English, French, Swedish and Chinese.{{cite web|url=http://kepustakaan-tokoh.perfilman.pnri.go.id/arifin/biography/ |title=Arifin C. Noer – Profile |publisher=Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia (Indonesian National Library) |language=id |access-date=15 November 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116002152/http://kepustakaan-tokoh.perfilman.pnri.go.id/arifin/biography/ |archive-date=16 November 2011 }}{{cite book | editor1-first=John H. |editor1-last=McGlynn | title = Walking westward in the morning : seven contemporary Indonesian poets | publisher = Lontar Foundation in collaboration with SOAS | location = Jakarta | year = 1990 | isbn = 979-8083-03-2 }}
In 1972–73, he participated in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, an international writing program in the United States.{{cite book |last1=Rampan |first1=Korrie Layun |author-link=Korrie Layun Rampan |title=Leksikon Susastra Indonesia |trans-title=Lexicon of Indonesian Literature |edition=First |year=2000 |publisher=Balai Pustaka |location=Jakarta |language=id |isbn=979-666-358-9 |page=62}}
He received the S.E.A. Write Award in 1990. Two years later, his film Bibir Mer (Mer's Lips) was submitted for consideration as the Indonesian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR101796?refCatId=19|title=Foreign Oscar entries submitted|publisher=Variety|date=2 December 1992|access-date=16 November 2011}}
His most notable poetry works include Selamat Pagi Jajang (1979) and a collection of poetry published after his death, Nyanyian Sepi (1995).
Selected written works
- {{cite book | last = Noer | first = Arifin | title = Mega, mega : sandiwara tiga bagian | publisher = Pustaka Firdaus | location = Pasar Minggu, Jakarta | year = 1966 | isbn = 979-541-118-7 }}
- {{cite book | last = Noer | first = Arifin | title = The bottomless well : a play in four acts | publisher = Lontar Foundation | location = Jakarta | year = 1992 | isbn = 979-8083-10-5 }}
- {{cite book | last = Noer | first = Arifin | title = Good morning, Jajang | publisher = Dept. of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore | location = Singapore | year = 1995 | isbn = 978-9971-62-387-6 }}
- {{cite book | last = Noer | first = Arifin | title = Orkes madun, atawa, Madekur dan tarkeni ; Umang-umang ; Sandek pemuda pekerja ; Ozone ; Magma | publisher = Pustaka Firdaus | location = Jakarta | year = 2000 | isbn = 979-541-119-5 }}
- {{cite book | editor1-first=Arifin C. |editor1-last=Noer | title = Ideologi teater modern kita | publisher = Pustaka Gondho Suli | location = Yogyakarta | year = 2000 | isbn = 979-9443-00-8 }}
Selected filmography
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- Rio Anakku (Rio, My Child; 1973)
- Melawan Badai (Fighting the Storm; 1974)
- Suci Sang Primadona (Suci the Prima Donna; 1977)
- Petualang-Petualang (Wanderings; 1978)
- Yuyun Pasien Rumah Sakit Jiwa (Yuyun in the Mental Hospital; 1979)
- Harmonikaku (My Harmonica; 1979)
- Serangan Fajar (Dawn Attack; 1981)
- Djakarta 1966 (1982; released 1988)
- Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI – 1984
- Matahari Matahari (The Sun; 1985)
- Biarkan Bulan Itu (Let the Moon...; 1986)
- Taksi (Taxi; 1990)
- Bibir Mer (Mer's Lips; 1991)
- Tasi oh Tasi (1992)
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0633938|name=Arifin C. Noer}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080919200925/http://jibis.pnri.go.id/sinema/direktori-insan-perfilman/thn/2007/bln/09/tgl/21/id/1021 Profil Arifin C. Noer]
{{Citra Award for Best Director}}
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