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Christine Hakim

{{Short description|Indonesian actress (born 1956)}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Christine Hakim

| image = Christine Hakim.jpg

| caption = Hakim in 2012

| birth_name = Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|12|25}}

| birth_place = Kuala Tungkal, Jambi, Indonesia

| occupation = Actress, producer, activist

| years_active = 1973–present

| notable_works = {{ubl | Cinta Pertama| Badai Pasti Berlalu | Eat Pray Love}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Jeroen Lezer|2000}}

| children = 1

| awards = 9 Citra Awards

}}

Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim (born 25 December 1956) is an Indonesian actress, film producer, and activist. Born to a devout Muslim family of mixed-race background in Jambi, she grew up in Yogyakarta, aspiring to be an architect or psychologist. This changed after she was discovered by Teguh Karya for his 1973 movie Cinta Pertama, a role which garnered her a Citra Award for Best Actress and convinced her to follow a career in acting. Since then, she has starred in numerous films, including 1977's Badai Pasti Berlalu and 1988's Tjoet Nja' Dhien; she also had a minor role in the 2010 Hollywood movie Eat Pray Love. {{As of|2011}}, she has won six Citra Awards, received a lifetime achievement award from the Cinemanila International Film Festival, and served as a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival.

Hakim began branching out from acting in 1998, beginning with roles as producer of Daun di Atas Bantal and Pasir Berbisik and eventually spreading to documentary filmmaking and being an activist for education and autism. Beginning in 2008, she has served as Indonesia's goodwill ambassador to UNESCO, focusing on educational issues.

Early life

Hakim was born on 25 December 1956 in Kuala Tungkal, Jambi, and was raised in Yogyakarta, as the daughter of Oma Nurhadiaty and Hakim Thahar.{{Cite web |title=Christine Hakim di Pemakaman Ayahnya |url=https://www.kapanlagi.com/foto/berita-foto/indonesia/08367christine_hakim_berduka_dengan_kepergian_ayah_tercintanya-20090625-009-mai.html |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=KapanLagi.com |language=id}}{{Cite web |title=Alasan Christine Hakim Mempercayakan KMN EyeCare untuk Operasi Katarak Ibunda |url=https://www.kompas.tv/advertorial/347114/alasan-christine-hakim-mempercayakan-kmn-eyecare-untuk-operasi-katarak-ibunda |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=KOMPAS.tv |language=id}} She is of mixed descent, with her relatives coming from Padang, Aceh, Banten, Pekalongan, Madiun, and the Middle East; this caused her to question her identity as a child and teenager.{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}} Despite being devout Muslims, her parents named her Christine and Natalia because she was born on Christmas Day.{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}} In 2023, Hakim revealed that her given name was after a German missionary physician who helped her mother give birth to her in a remote area of Jambi.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Sering Buat Salah Paham, Christine Hakim Ungkap Kisah di Balik Namanya |url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2023/09/22/122020466/sering-buat-salah-paham-christine-hakim-ungkap-kisah-di-balik-namanya |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}

Career

= 1973–2000 =

Originally, Hakim did not intend to be an actress, but an architect or psychologist. However, she was cast in Teguh Karya's 1973 film Cinta Pertama after he saw pictures of her modelling in a magazine; despite only modelling to help her friend and not wanting to act, she was unable to decline Karya's request for fear of being impolite to such a "warm and friendly" person. She later described Karya as having "reeled [her] in, slowly, slowly, like a fisherman," and considered leaving acting after wrapping up filming. Her work in Cinta Pertama garnered her a Citra Award for Best Actress, which convinced her to continue acting.{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}} Karya later told her that he had fought with his producer over her casting; the producer expressed concern that Hakim was "too thin and had no chest," to which Karya replied "are we selling a film or are we selling breasts?"{{sfn|Emond 2011-03-24, Consistently Christine}}

The following year, Hakim starred in another Karya-directed film, Kawin Lari (Elope). The experience gave her a greater understanding of acting, causing her to "see life from a different perspective in studying [her] character." It was followed by a role in 1976's Sesuatu yang Indah (Something Beautiful), directed by Wim Umboh. Sesuatu yang Indah was the first film in which Hakim used her own voice; previously, her voice had been dubbed by Titi Qadarsih in previous movies; Hakim's own voice had been considered "too heavy."{{sfn|Emond 2011-03-24, Consistently Christine}} The next year, she starred in Badai Pasti Berlalu, appearing on the poster and the cover of the soundtrack album.{{sfn|Ginting|2009|pp=195-199}}

File:Christine Hakim signing autographs, Festival Film Indonesia (1982), 1983, p54 (crop).jpg]]

Hakim presented 14 Indonesian films at the Nantes Three Continents Festival in November 1983; she had acted in half of them. Two years later she became an observer at the Cannes Film Festival, striking up a working relationship with Pierre Risient, who later assisted her in bringing her films to Cannes.{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}}

One of these was Eros Djarot's 1988 film Tjoet Nja' Dhien, in which Hakim was cast as Acehnese guerilla leader Cut Nyak Dhien. It won the 1989 Cannes Film Festival award for Best International Film,{{sfn|Siapno|2006|p=25}} being screened in Le Semaine de Critique.{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}} Hakim later described the role as a "huge honour" and "very challenging"; she has credited the role for answering her questions on her identity.{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}} The film later became Indonesia's submission to the 62nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.{{sfn|Tempo 1989-11-18, Pacar}}

Hakim screened her first work as a producer, Daun di Atas Bantal (Leaf on a Pillow) during Un Certain Regard at Cannes ten years later.{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}} When producing the film, she chose young director Garin Nugroho, whom she perceived to be highly talented; she also took the leading role. During production, she made a mistake that required the reshooting of all footage. In an attempt to cut expenses, she had saved all cans of exposed film to send to the developing lab at once; the lab then notified her that a technical fault with the camera had rendered all of it unusable and that the problem could have been detected earlier had she sent each can as it was filmed.{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}}

= 2000-present =

Another production, 2001's Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sands), went more smoothly. The film, which Hakim co-produced and played the leading role, was screened at the Deauville Asian Film Festival.{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}} The following year she was appointed to the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, along with Michelle Yeoh.{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}} In 2005 she received a special tribute during the opening ceremony of the 7th Deauville Asian Film Festival.{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}}

In 2003, Hakim began to work with RCTI and Metro TV on the TV show Untukmu Guru (For You, Teacher).{{sfn|Emond 2003-07-13, Christine Hakim}} Five years later, Hakim was selected Indonesia's voluntary goodwill ambassador for UNESCO; she has used the position to promote education, push for education reforms in Indonesia, and promote disaster relief programs in South-East Asia.{{sfn|Helmi 2010-10-22, Christine Hakim}}

Hakim's first Hollywood experience came in 2010, Hakim played Wayan, a Balinese jamu seller, alongside Julia Roberts in Eat Pray Love. Arriving in Bali three days before shooting, she found herself rushed to read the script, be fitted, and rid herself of her green hair. She met with the person her character was based on to prepare for her role.{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}} That same year, Hakim accepted a FIAPF Award for her "outstanding achievements"; she compared the award to Viagra, saying that it "make[s] [her] stronger to satisfy [audiences]".{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}}

Hakim is also a documentary filmmaker. She has made a documentary on the Indonesian UNESCO World Heritage Sites,{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}} and in 2011 produced a documentary on autism to "educate the public" that was released to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day.{{sfn|Sabarine 2011-04-13, A beautiful mind}} {{As of|May 2011}}, she is producing a documentary on the Dayak people of Kalimantan. She is considering making a fiction film based on their culture.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011-05-26, Hakim takes}}

In 2020, Hakim won the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Joko Anwar's horror film Impetigore.{{Cite web|title=Horror movie ‘Impetigore’ wins big at FFI 2020|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/12/06/horror-movie-impetigore-wins-big-at-ffi-2020.html|access-date=2022-02-08|website=The Jakarta Post|language=en}} The film is the first horror film of Hakim's career.{{Cite web |last=Rosalia |first=Indra |date=2019-02-27 |title=Christine Hakim ramaikan Perempuan Tanah Jahanam |url=https://beritagar.id/artikel/seni-hiburan/christine-hakim-ramaikan-perempuan-tanah-jahanam |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=beritagar.id |language=id |archive-date=30 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930050332/https://beritagar.id/artikel/seni-hiburan/christine-hakim-ramaikan-perempuan-tanah-jahanam |url-status=dead }}

In 2023, Hakim was cast in the HBO post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us as a Jakarta-based mycologist, during which she flew to Canada to perform her scenes amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2023/01/20/watching-hbos-the-last-of-us-with-christine-hakim-at-her-home.html |title=Watching HBO's 'The Last of Us' with Christine Hakim at her home |last=Newsome |first=Kate |work=The Jakarta Post |date=January 21, 2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121014501/https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2023/01/20/watching-hbos-the-last-of-us-with-christine-hakim-at-her-home.html |archivedate=January 21, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=registration }}

Activism

Beginning in the early 2000s, Hakim became an activist, with a focus on education. After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, she went on numerous humanitarian trips to Aceh.{{sfn|Emond 2003-07-13, Christine Hakim}}{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}} She later founded the Christine Hakim feature, a foundation to promote public education about autism. She has urged the government to eliminate misconceptions regarding autism, calling the refusal to accept autistic students in public schools "a violation of human rights".{{sfn|Sabarine 2011-04-13, A beautiful mind}}

Personal life

In 2000, Hakim married Dutchman Jeroen Lezer, an actor, film sales director and writer. They live in Cibubur, East Jakarta, with Hakim's mother and daughter Shena;{{sfn|Emond 2003-07-13, Christine Hakim}}

Legacy

Hakim has been described as the "grande dame of Indonesian cinema"{{sfn|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}} as well as "Indonesia's foremost actress".{{sfn|Emond 2011-03-24, Consistently Christine}} She has also received a lifetime achievement award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival.{{sfn|Webb 2010-11-19, Christine Hakim}} Hakim has refused a position on the Asia Pacific Screen Awards numerous times, due to being unable to reconcile her schedule with the awards.{{sfn|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}}

References

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Works cited

Bibliography

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  • {{cite book |last1=Ginting |first1=Asrat |title=Musisiku |trans-title=My Musician |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ig3oH5TGv4oC&q=%22Guruh+Gipsy%22&pg=PA295 |year=2009 |publisher=Republika |location=Jakarta|language=Indonesian |isbn=978-979-1102-52-0 |oclc=227000099 |display-authors=etal}}
  • {{cite book |title=Gender, Islam, nationalism and the state of Aceh |last=Siapno |first=Jacqueline Aquino |year=2006 |publisher=Routledge-Curzon |location=London |isbn=978-0-7007-1513-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4DHFijnwBk4C&pg=PA25}}

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Online sources

  • {{cite web |title= Pacar ketinggalan citra |last1= Amburadul |first1 = |last2 = Darsono |first2 = Budiono |last3 = Doni |first3= Putu |language =id|url=http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1989/11/18/FL/mbm.19891118.FL21443.id.html |work= Tempo Interaktif |date= 18 November 1989 |accessdate = 20 August 2011 |ref= {{harvid|Tempo 1989-11-18, Pacar}} |archive-date = 3 March 2016 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231215/http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1989/11/18/FL/mbm.19891118.FL21443.id.html |url-status = dead}}
  • {{cite news | title = Christine Hakim sets her priorities | last = Emond | first = Bruce | url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/07/13/christine-hakim-sets-her-priorities.html | work = The Jakarta Post | date = 13 July 2003 | access-date = 17 August 2011 | ref = {{harvid|Emond 2003-07-13, Christine Hakim}} | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305001253/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/07/13/christine-hakim-sets-her-priorities.html| url-status = dead }}
  • {{cite news | title = Consistently Christine | last = Emond | first = Bruce | url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/03/24/consistently-christine.html | work = The Jakarta Post | date = 24 March 2011 | access-date = 17 August 2011 | ref = {{harvid|Emond 2011-03-24, Consistently Christine}} | archive-date = 14 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014170059/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/03/24/consistently-christine.html | url-status = dead }}
  • {{cite news | title = Hakim takes to the dance floor with the Dayak | url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/26/hakim-takes-dance-floor-with-dayak.html | work = The Jakarta Post | date = 26 May 2011 | access-date =17 August 2011 | ref = {{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2011-05-26, Hakim takes}} }}
  • {{cite news| title = Christine Hakim at the Deauville Asian Film Festival| last = Helmi | first = Kunang | url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/04/03/christine-hakim-deauville-asian-film-festival.html | work = The Jakarta Post| date = 3 April 2005| access-date = 17 August 2011| ref = {{harvid|Helmi 2005-04-03, Christine Hakim}}| archive-date = 5 March 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011024/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/04/03/christine-hakim-deauville-asian-film-festival.html | url-status = dead }}
  • {{cite news| title = Christine Hakim: The importance of education| last = Helmi| first = Kunang| url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/22/christine-hakim-the-importance-education.html| work = The Jakarta Post| date = 22 October 2010 | access-date =17 August 2011| ref = {{harvid|Helmi 2010-10-22, Christine Hakim}} }}
  • {{cite news| title = A beautiful mind| last = Sabarini| first = Prodita| url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/13/a-beautiful-mind.html | work = The Jakarta Post| date = 13 April 2011| access-date =17 August 2011| ref = {{harvid|Sabarine 2011-04-13, A beautiful mind}}}}
  • {{cite news| title = Christine Hakim: Actress honored at APSA 2010| last = Webb| first = Cynthia| url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/19/christine-hakim-actress-honored-apsa-2010.html| work = The Jakarta Post | date = 19 November 2010| access-date =17 August 2011| ref = {{harvid|Webb 2010-11-19, Christine Hakim}}}}
  • {{cite news| title = Christine Hakim: Going where life leads her| last = Webb| first = Cynthia| url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/12/08/christine-hakim-going-where-life-leads-her.html| work = The Jakarta Post | date = 8 December 2010| access-date =17 August 2011 | ref = {{harvid|Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim}} }}

External links

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  • {{IMDb name|0354604}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110826235231/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D42071%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html Christine Hakim] at UNESCO
  • [http://widescreenjournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/26/34 Interview with Christine Hakim] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192721/http://widescreenjournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/26/34 |date=3 March 2016 }}

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