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Sorga Ka Toedjoe Sorga Ka Toedjoe Sorga Ka Toedjoe[a] ([ˈsɔrɡa kə ˈtudʒu]; vernacular Malay for Seventh Heaven; Sorga Ka Toedjoe also advertised under the Dutch title In Den Zevenden Hemel) is a 1940 film from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) directed by Joshua and Othniel Wong for Tan's Film. It follows an older couple (Kartolo and Annie Landouw) who are reunited by another, younger couple (Roekiah and Djoemala) after years of separation. The black-and-white film, the first production by Tan's Film after the departure of Rd Mochtar, featured kroncong music and was targeted at lower-class native audiences. It was a commercial and critical success. Roekiah and Djoemala took leading roles in three more films before Tan's closed in 1942. Sorga Ka Toedjoe is now thought lost. Contents Plot Newspaper advertisement Production Directed by Joshua Wong Release and reception Othniel Wong Legacy Explanatory notes Starring Roekiah References Djoemala Works cited Annie Landouw External links Kartolo Music by Kartolo Plot Production Tan's Film company Rasminah (Roekiah) is living with her blind aunt Hadidjah (Annie Landouw) in Release 1940 (Dutch East Puncak, a village south-east of Buitenzorg (now Bogor). Hadidjah has been date Indies) separated from her husband, Kasimin, for several years, ever since she accused him of adultery. Although she regretted the incident almost immediately, it was Country Dutch East Indies too late; a corpse resembling Kasimin was found floating in a river, and in her Language Indonesian hurry to see the body Hadidjah was struck by a car, blinding her. Now she sings the kroncong song "Sorga Ka Toedjoe", which Kasimin declared to be a symbol of his love, at 5 p.m. every day. Unknown to Hadidjah, Kasimin (Kartolo) is alive and well; he also sings "Sorga Ka Toedjoe" every day at the same time. Following an encounter with the rich and detestable Parta, who intends to take her as his second wife, Rasminah goes to the nearby city of Batavia (now Jakarta) to find a job. Several days later, having found work, she returns to Puncak to pick up Hadidjah and take her to Batavia. Parta and his cohort Doel are waiting in ambush, and when Rasminah's carriage is stuck in a rut, the two begin to chase after her. Rasminah runs into the woods and, after several close calls, finds shelter in a small house. There she rests the night, without seeing the owner. The following morning, Rasminah is awakened by the sound of a guitar, played by the house's owner, Hoesin (Djoemala). Afraid that he is collaborating with her pursuer, she sneaks outside, only to be confronted by Parta and Doel. Retreating, she is chased by the pair. Hoesin intervenes and, after a fierce fight, defeats the two and chases them away. He then reassures Rasminah and escorts her home. Over the following days, Hoesin repeatedly visits Rasminah, and slowly the two begin to fall in love. When Rasminah takes her aunt to Batavia to live, Hoesin follows. They begin discussing their future together, but Rasminah insists that she will only marry when her aunt is reunited with Kasimin. After a lengthy search, in which he almost gives up hope, Hoesin finds Kasimin at a small plantation in the hills outside of the city – Hadidjah's long-lost husband previously operated his own orchard, but had been evicted by a conniving and greedy landlord only days before. Kasimin and Hadidjah are reunited, allowing Hoesin and Rasminah to begin their own preparations.[b] Production Sorga Ka Toedjoe was directed by brothers Joshua and Othniel Wong for Tan's Film, a company owned by the ethnic Chinese brothers Khoen Yauw and Khoen Hian.[1] The Tan brothers, who owned a pair of cinemas, had been active in the industry since Njai Dasima in 1929.[2] The Wongs had worked for Tan's since 1938, when they directed the hit film Fatima, helping to reestablish the company after it had been dissolved in 1932.[3] Sorga Ka Toedjoe was shot in black-and- white, with some scenes filmed at Telaga Warna, near Buitenzorg.[4] The film starred Roekiah, Rd Djoemala, Kartolo, and Annie Landouw and featured Titing, Ismail, and Ramli.[1] Roekiah had regularly been paired on- screen with Rd. Mochtar – despite being married to Kartolo – beginning with Terang Boelan. In 1938 the three had come to Tan's, where they acted together in three films beginning with Fatima. However, after a wage dispute following Siti Akbari (1940), Mochtar left the company. To replace him, Tan's hired the tailor Djoemala as Roekiah's romantic foil.[5] Sorga Ka Toedjoe was their first film together.[1] Kartolo handled the film's music, and many of the cast had experience singing [6] kroncong (traditional music with Portuguese influences). Before making their Roekiah (left) and Annie Landouw in feature film debut in Albert Balink's Terang Boelan (Full Moon; 1937), Roekiah a promotional still from the film and Kartolo had found popularity with the stage musical troupe Palestina.[7] Landouw had been a kroncong singer with Hugo Dumas' Lief Java orchestra,[8] and Titing was likewise an established singer.[9] Release and reception Sorga Ka Toedjoe had its Surabaya premiere on 30 October 1940,[10] one of fourteen domestic productions released that year.[11] By March 1941 it had reached Singapore, then part of the Straits Settlements.[12] As with all of Tan's productions, the film was targeted at lower-class native audiences of all ages.[13] It was advertised, sometimes under the Dutch title In Den Zevenden Hemel, as a "simple yet compelling film"[c] which featured "good music, catchy songs, and beautiful scenery".[d][10] A novelisation of the film was released by the Yogyakarta-based publisher Kolff-Buning and included several production stills.[14] The film was a commercial success.[15] Reviews were likewise positive. The Soerabaijasch Handelsblad gave the film high praise, stating that it had good dialogue and music as well as a "well chosen, romantic and not exaggerated"[e] theme.[6] According to the reviewer, Sorga Ka Toedjoe seemed to have been inspired by American films but still showed its Indies character. The reviewer also opined that Djoemala was as good as, if not better, than Mochtar.[6] De Indische Courant praised the scenery and noted that the film criticised rich landlords who abused their power,[16] while the Singapore Free Press praised Roekiah's acting.[12] Legacy After Sorga Ka Toedjoe, Tan's Film produced a further four films, a much lower number than its competitors such as The Teng Chun's Java Industrial Film and its subsidiaries. Three of these productions starred Roekiah and Djoemala in the leading roles, and featured Kartolo.[f][15] Landouw, according to JB Kristanto's Katalog Film Indonesia (Indonesian Film Catalogue), did not make another film.[17] Tan's was ultimately shut down in 1942, following the Japanese occupation of the Indies.[18] The film is likely lost. Movies were then shot on flammable nitrate film, and Djoemala and Roekiah went on to after a fire destroyed much of Produksi Film Negara's warehouse in 1952, old act in another three films together. films shot on nitrate were deliberately destroyed.[19] The American visual anthropologist Karl G. Heider writes that all Indonesian films from before 1950 are lost;[20] Kristanto records several as having survived at Sinematek Indonesia's archives, and film historian Misbach Yusa Biran writes that several Japanese propaganda films have survived at the Netherlands Government Information Service.[21] Explanatory notes a. Sources, both contemporary and modern, give a variety of spellings, including Sorga Katoedjoe, Sorga Ketoedjoe, and Sorga Ke Toedjoe. The novelisation is likewise not consistent in its spelling. b. Derived from the novelisation by L., published by Kolff-Buning. c. Original: "... een eenvoudig, doch pakkend verhaal" d. Original: "De goede muziek, pakkende liedjes en schitterende natuurtafereelen..." e. Original: "... goed gekozen, romantisch en niet overdreven." f. The company's final film, Aladin dengan Lampoe Wasiat (Aladin and the Magic Lamp), starred Elly Joenara, Benny, and Wolly Sutinah (Filmindonesia.or.id, Aladin). References 1. Filmindonesia.or.id, Sorga Ka Toedjoe. 2. Biran 2009, p. 174. 3. Biran 2009, pp. 98, 174. 4. Filmindonesia.or.id, Sorga Ka Toedjoe; De Indische Courant 1940, Sampoerna 5. Biran 2009, pp. 175, 241. 6. Soerabaijasch Handelsblad 1940, Sampoerna. 7. Filmindonesia.or.id, Roekiah. 8. Esha et al. 2005, p. 28. 9. Lontar Foundation 2006, p. iv. 10. Soerabaijasch Handelsblad 1940, (untitled). 11. Biran 2009, p. 383. 12. Singapore Free Press 1941, A Malay Film. 13. Biran 2009, p. 248; Soerabaijasch Handelsblad 1940, (untitled) 14. L. 1940. 15. Biran 2009, p. 224. 16. De Indische Courant 1940, Sampoerna. 17. Filmindonesia.or.id, Annie Landouw. 18. Biran 2009, p. 250. 19. Biran 2012, p. 291. 20. Heider 1991, p. 14. 21. Biran 2009, p. 351. Works cited "A Malay Film" (http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19410310-1.2.73.aspx). The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 10 March 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2013. "Aladin dengan Lampoe Wasiat" (https://www.webcitation.org/69ST75dAq?url=http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/titl e/lf-a024-41-823012_aladin-dengan-lampoe-wasiat). filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original (http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/title/lf-a024-41-823012_aladin-dengan-lam poe-wasiat) on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012. "Annie Landouw" (https://www.webcitation.org/6HHpDkCvQ?url=http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc2e 670b0a20_annie-landauw/filmography). filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original (http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc2e670b0a20_annie-landauw/filmograph y) on 11 June 2013.
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