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Setan Jawa

2016 :: Drama ::

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Colour BW
Audio system Silent

Synopsis

A story of love and human tragedy set against the backdrop of the early 20th Century. Setio, a young poor village man falls in love with the beautiful Asih, a Javanese aristocratic princess. His failed proposal sets him on a path to seek fortune by making a deal with the Satan known as ‘pesugihan kandang bubrah’.

He becomes rich on the condition that one part of his house must continuously be renovated and when the time comes Setio must redeem himself by becoming one of the pillars supporting his own house. When Asih discovers her husband has made this deal, she goes in search of Satan to bargain for mercy.

Note

Setan Jawa is a silent film with live scores. The work evokes Javanese mythology and adapts it to a contemporary dance film inspired by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s classic work ‘Nosferatu’.

For the Jakarta Special Preview (September 3-4th 2016), the film is accompanied by a gamelan score composed by Rahayu Supanggah. A symphonic score by Rahayu Supanggah and Australian composer Iain Grandage is currently in production. Thw film and the music played by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is performed at Melbourne Art Festival 2017 as world premiere.

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