About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1941-03-10
Place of birth:
Cirebon
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Arifin C. Noer

Overview

Arifin C. Noer (10 March 1941 – 28 May 1995) was an Indonesian poet, theater director, and film producer.

He studied Civil Administration at Cokroaminoto University [id] in Yogyakarta, Central Java, and began his theatrical career in the early 1960s as an actor in a study group in Central Java with W.S. Rendra. After finishing his degree in 1967, he moved to Jakarta and founded Teater Kecil (Little Theater), a laboratory where he and other actors could experiment using the workshop model, emphasizing the whole person, as introduced by W.S. Rendra, but Noer was focused on the practical aspect of cultivating acting skills. According to the Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, he was a prolific playwright and director from the 1970s until his death in 1995, directing all of his original plays including his best-known work, Kapai-Kapai ("Reaching Out"; translated as "Moths" in English) in 1970.

His screenplays have won numerous awards, including Pemberang, which won the Golden Harvest trophy for Best Dialogue at the Film Festival Asia (FFA) in 1972, Rio Anakku (1973), Melawan Badai (1974), Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (1984), and Taksi (1990) which received Citra awards at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). Translations of his plays have appeared in several languages, including English, French, Swedish, and Chinese.

In 1972–73, he participated in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, an international writing program in the United States.

He received the S.E.A. Write Award in 1990. Two years later, his film Bibir Mer (Mer's Lips) was submitted for consideration as the Indonesian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

His most notable poetry works include Selamat Pagi Jajang (1979) and a collection of poetry published after his death, Nyanyian Sepi (1995).

(Courtesy Wikipedia)

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Directing
1992 Mer's Lips Directing Director 59
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1990 Taxi Directing Director N/A
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1986 Let the Moon Be Directing Director N/A
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1984 Treachery of G30S/PKI Directing Director 59
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1982 Djakarta 1966 Directing Director N/A
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1981 Attack at Dawn Directing Director N/A
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1979 Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient Directing Director N/A
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1979 My Harmonica Directing Director N/A
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1979 Wanita Segala Zaman Directing Director N/A
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1977 Suci Sang Primadona Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1992 Mer's Lips Writing Writer 59
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1992 Mer's Lips Writing Story 59
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1990 Taxi Writing Writer N/A
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1986 Let the Moon Be Writing Story N/A
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1986 Let the Moon Be Writing Writer N/A
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1985 Carok Writing Writer N/A
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1984 Treachery of G30S/PKI Writing Screenplay 59
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1982 Djakarta 1966 Writing Writer N/A
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1982 Djakarta 1966 Writing Story N/A
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1982 Jungle Virgin Force Writing Screenplay 59
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1981 Attack at Dawn Writing Screenplay N/A
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1980 Sirkuit Kemelut Writing Screenplay N/A
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1979 My Harmonica Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient Writing Story N/A
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1979 Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Wanita Segala Zaman Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Pelajaran Cinta Writing Script Editor 58
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1978 Akibat Godaan Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 Suci Sang Primadona Writing Writer N/A
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1977 Bang Kojak Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 Greedy Appetite Writing Screenplay N/A
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1976 Kenangan Desember Writing Screenplay N/A
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1976 Something Beautiful Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Bobby Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Romi dan Juli Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Senyum di Pagi Bulan Desember Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Senyum di Pagi Bulan Desember Writing Story N/A
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1974 Fighting the Storm Writing Screenplay N/A
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1973 Anak Yatim Writing Screenplay N/A
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1971 River of Love Writing Screenplay N/A
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Matahari-Matahari Writing Screenplay N/A
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