Following her Cannes 2017 title Marlina The Murderer In Four Acts, Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya is planning to adapt Mochtar Lubis’ novel A Road With No End (Jalan Tak Ada Ujung) into a feature film. Surya is again collaborating with Rama Adi, her co-writer on Marlina, to adapt the novel … [Read more...]
Dian Sastrowardoyo to star in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s book-to-movie adaptation
June 12, 2018 by
Renowned actress Dian Sastrowardoyo is set to star in Aruna dan Lidahnya(Aruna and Her Palate), a film based on the Laksmi Pamuntjak book of the same name. Directed by Edwin and penned by Titien Wattimena, the movie is being produced by Palari Films. Dian will take on the role of Aruna, a … [Read more...]
Iqbaal Ramadhan to star in ‘Bumi Manusia’ film adaptation
June 11, 2018 by
Production company Falcon Pictures has announced that it will adapt the novel Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind) into a film. Written by acclaimed literature giant Pramoedya Ananta Toer, the book is the first of a tetralogy written while Toer was imprisoned on Buru Island, Maluku. Set in 1898 … [Read more...]
‘Bumi Manusia’ simplified to lure millennial generation
June 10, 2018 by
Astuti Ananta Toer, the fourth child of Pramoedya “Pram” Ananta Toer, was overwhelmed with emotions as she spoke during the first day of filming for her father’s magnum opus, Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind), by Falcon Picture. “This is an honor to Pram himself, who struggled to secure the … [Read more...]
Filmmaker and Novelist Richard Oh to Helm Movie Adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s ‘The Fugitive’
June 10, 2018 by
Filmmaker and novelist Richard Oh will be at the helm for a movie adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s classic novel "Perburuan," or "The Fugitive," first published in 1950. Richard has written the script and is set to start filming in July this year. Richard, known for novels such as "The … [Read more...]