Lily van Java
Lilly van Java (Lily of Java) is a 1928 film from the Dutch East Indies.
Plot
Production
The first two films produced in the Dutch East Indies, Loetoeng Kasaroeng (1926) and Eulis Atjih (1927), were made by the Dutch filmmakers L. Heuveldorp and G. Kruger respectively.[1] Ethnic Chinese businessmen, capitalising on the success of films produced in Shanghai, China, established two production houses, one in Batavia (modern day Jakarta) and the other in Surabaya.[2] South Sea Film, the production house in Batavia, was advertised as the first Chinese filmmaking cooperative in the country. Its first script was for Lily van Java.[3]
According to JB Kristanto's Katalog Film Indonesia (Indonesian Film Catalogue), an American named Len Ross was initially booked to direct the film;[4] Ross was reportedly in the country to film a work entitled Java for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and shot several scenes in mid-1928.[5] However, after he withdrew the script was put on hold.[4]
ethnic Chinese director Nelson Wong, together with his brothers Joshua and Othniel, took over.[4]
The silent film was in black and white.[4]
Release and reception
Lily van Java was released in 1928.[4]
References
Footnotes
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 379.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 77.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 79.
- ^ a b c d e Filmindonesia.or.id, Lily van Java.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 80.
Bibliography
- Biran, Misbach Yusa (2009). Sejarah Film 1900–1950: Bikin Film di Jawa (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Komunitas Bamboo working with the Jakarta Art Council. ISBN 978-979-3731-58-2.
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