Archive of films What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love / Yang tidak dibicarakan ketika membicarakan cinta

Indonesia
2013, 104 min

Section: Another View
Year: 2013

A fragile Indonesian film about love which introduces us to a group of blind youngsters who may not have a clear vision of the future, yet, for all that, their dreams are as vivid as anyone else’s, if not more so. This poetic work captures moments which we might otherwise close our eyes to, and it demonstrates that the loss of one sense doesn’t mean we can’t have a colourful view of the world.

Synopsis

Can a blind girl become an actress? And can you play in a punk band if you can’t hear? The inhabitants of a care home for the blind and visually impaired have their everyday concerns, but they also make time for themselves and for their dreams. Their relationships bring out naive emotions and misunderstandings but, each time, they can learn something from it – that beauty lies in humility perhaps. This tender film, whose heroes are equally both inquisitive and immature, does not follow a dramatic line, nor does it promise a plot denouement. Instead it adopts a lyrical mode to guide the viewer through a special world that merits discovery for its intrinsic sensitivity alone. The director, entirely consistent in her approach to the film’s artistic stylisation, thus arrives at a unique poetic form whose concept is clear, yet the depiction itself is agreeably ambiguous, even elusive. There is also an air of tranquility and reassurance, as if time were allowing us to indulge in a little luxury.

About the director

Mouly Surya (b. 1980, Jakarta) has been interested in film and culture since her childhood. She took her first degree in media and literature (Swinburne University, Melbourne) and she has a master’s in film and television (Bond University, Queensland). Her debut Fiksi was screened in its international premiere at the prestigious festival in Busan, South Korea; in Jakarta it won the Best Direction award. Surya is regarded as one of the most promising female directors in the region. Apart from her film work, she is also a teacher in Jakarta, where she lives. Her second feature film, What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love, had its world premiere in competition at Sundance.

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section:	Another View

Director:	Mouly Surya
Screenplay:	Mouly Surya
Dir. of Photography:	Yunus Pasolang
Music:	Zeke Khaseli
Editor:	Kelvin Nugroho
Producer:	Rama Adi, Fauzan Zidni, Tia Hasibuan, Ninin Musa
Production:	Cinesurya Productions
Cast:	Karina Salim, Ayushita Nugraha, Nicholas Saputra, Anggun Priambodo, Lupita Jennifer
Contact:	m-appeal world sales UG