Behind the Flickering Light: The Archive Trailer
Misbach Yusa Biran was an Indonesian film historian, director, and screenwriter. He was the head of Sinematek Indonesia since October 1975 up until his death. Misbach passed away in April 2012.
Total trailers found: 40
30 December 1970
Two sisters, Hanifah and Latifah/Ipah have different attitudes toward life in Jakarta. While Hanifah is content working as a teacher, Ipah, who works as a shopkeeper, is obsessed with living a high life.
02 January 1955
An impending visit from a VIP causes chaos and confusion in the small, isolated village of Sukaslamet.
20 September 1962
While studying in the Philippines, Cokorde Gde Rai meets Angelo Reyes, who is planning to go to Indonesia to enhance his knowledge as a botanist.
04 August 1970
Marzuki has a relationship with Fatimah, but they do not get her parents’ approval because he is unemployed.
12 March 1974
Set on 24 March 1946 in Bandung, when the city was engulfed in explosions as if it was a sea of fire, the battle scenes between Indonesian and Dutch dominate the film.
15 March 1966
Ahmad and Nuri work in the same bank in Jakarta. Ahmad loves Nuri, but Nuri has set her heart on Yanto from Bandung.
02 January 1965
Rainang tries to terrorize a corrupt village leader, Ciming, so that he would resign. But Marsan accidentally kills Ciming.
27 May 1971
Suryani, helps Iskandar find a job and gives him love. But the happiness doesn't last long when Aminah, Iskandar's wife, and child come to see him.
29 February 1972
Two businessmen, Burhan and Benny, are rivals and Burhan hires Joko, an ex-convict who is trying to reform.
05 May 1970
Drawing from the novel, lenong (play) and the previous film (Njai Dasima I), this new film version has heightened erotic scenes considered the boldest for its time.
15 June 1960
Hamsah is always preoccupied with his business while his wife is busy with her social life. Their daughters; Tuti and Lina, are neglected by them.
08 February 1977
Parodying the TV police character Kojak, Leman, identifies himself with Kojak by his hat and lollipop, firmly stuck in his cheeks.
22 August 1988
Even though he is not a "left wing" student, Nurhadi, nicknamed Hadi, insists on becoming a volunteer in the fight against Malaysia.
22 March 1973
Containing eight songs, the film is like TV variety show of music and singers. Charma, an architecture student, falls in love with Anita.
29 June 1972
The colonial court sentenced Tohir harshly on 22 September 1938. The sentence is made harsher because the prosecutor, Hasan, discriminates more on Tohir’s lineage than his crime.
05 October 1967
On the trail to catch the killer of his brother, Achmad easily defeats a bandit who challenges him. This impresses Citra, a child, who since then follows Achmad wherever he goes.
01 January 1976
A anti-narcotics police captain trails a drug dealer to the Philippines.
06 April 1960
Kusumo lives happily with his wife and his two kids; Tati and Toto, in Surabaya. Their happiness is interrupted when Kusumo meets Maryati; a widow from Yogya.
18 May 1966
Djoni is a promoter who likes to scam artists by being very persuasive. He is trusted to arrange a performance that is meant as a fundraising gala.
01 January 1965
Herman, a customs officer assigned to eradicate smuggling, often loses his temper. When a smuggler’s ship is reported, he immediately orders a search-and-destroy but it’s a reckless act that results in the easy escape of other ships.
17 October 1968
When army intelligence detects an underground movement, Operation X is carried out. Lieutenant Hadi receives a secret mission to penetrate into the underground movement.
04 November 1972
Dulkafar, leaves his hometown for three and a half years after his parents are murdered, and has now returned for vengeance.
07 May 1987
Agus leaves his wife and the three children. After many years, Agus wants to return but he has to apologise to his wife and children, namely Anwar, Dani and Aini.
12 April 1960
Amir, the son of a businessman, Yahya, is more interested in music than in having a position as president of the company.
10 November 1970
At the Jakarta Fair, there is a rumour that a major tycoon from Makassar will come looking for new machines and a business partner.
07 June 1956
While it is uncertain, the film is believed to be inspired by the story of Nyai Dasima, about the terrible fate of a rich widow who ends up as a murder victim because of her wealth.
17 June 1997
Disappointed after seeing his homeland, Pasai, destroyed by the Portuguese, Fadhilah Khan, later known as Fatahillah or Fala Tehan, completes his education in the Holy Land, then joins Sultan Trenggono who rules the Sultanate of Demak.
15 August 2012
Siti Zahrana’s academical success makes her parents worried. Zahrana hasn’t married by her early thirties.
05 October 1977
Somad and Biang Terona are sent by their master at Krakatau martial arts school to look for the rebellious student, Bodin, who is Somad’s real father.
18 January 1979
Rafiq is a dangdut singer who comes to Jakarta to advance his career. Parto, his friend from the same village tries to represent him to different recording companies.
12 September 1972
Legendary directors Wim Umboh and Sjumandjaja, decided to experiment by producing a script being written at the same time of the shooting.
12 February 1963
When their children fail to come home, their parents start to worry. Due to their own neglect and unfulfilled promises, the children, Maria and Suzy, are getting some help from an old man, their former teacher, to go to the zoo and other entertainment centers by themselves.
29 March 2013
This film tries to read the idea of film archiving in the mind of Misbach Yusa Biran. A character who gave his entire life to preserve and reinterpret the discourse of film as a source of Indonesian film history.
