Djaoeh Dimata

Djaoeh Dimata a dau dimata Perfected Spelling Jauh Dimata Indonesian for Out of Sight is a 1948 film from what is now Indonesia b written and directed by Andjar Asmara for the South Pacific Film Corporation SPFC. Starring Ratna Asmara and Ali Joego, it follows a woman who goes to Jakarta to find work after her husband is blinded in an accident. SPFCs first production, Djaoeh Dimata took two to three months to film and cost almost 130,000 gulden.

A poor villager, Asrad Ali Joego, is blinded following a traffic accident and thus unable to work. As a result, his wife Soelastri Ratna Asmara travels to the capital, Jakarta, to find a job. As Asrad does not trust his wife and fears she may be unfaithful, he writes her a letter telling her to not come back. Soelastri becomes a singer, and unknown to Asrad soon achieves wide acclaim. Her most popular song, Djaoeh Dimata, receives heavy airplay on the radio and soon becomes one of Asrads favourites. Ultimately Soelastri is brought home by Soekarto Iskandar Sucarno, who attempts to pass her off as a maid for Asrad. When Asrad recognises his wifes voice, they are reconciled.The first two years of the 1940s saw a growth in the cinema of the Dutch East Indies, with over forty domestic productions released. Following the Japanese occupation in February 1942, production slowed greatly and nearly all film studios were closed. The last studio, the ethnic Chineseowned Multi Film, was confiscated by the Japanese to establish the film production company Nippon Eigasha in Jakarta, the colonys capital. This included Multi Films equipment, with which Nippon Eigasha produced one feature film Rd Ariffiens Berdjoang Struggle 1943 six short films, and several newsreels. All were proJapanese propaganda. ........

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