Rajuan Alam
1956 film
Rajuan Alam (Perfected Spelling: Rayuan Alam, released internationally as A House, a Wife, a Singing Bird) is a 1956 semi-documentary directed by Miriam Bucher and starring Bambang Hermanto and Lies Noor.
Plot
Amin (Bambang Hermanto), a village youth, attempts to earn a living in the city. However, he is unsuccessful, and thus he returns to the village to live with his wife, Marlina (Lies Noor). Before they can marry, however, Marlina falls ill with malaria. When she is cured, they are able to marry.
Production
Rajuan Alam was written by Padma T Astradiningrat and directed by Miriam Bucher as a joint production of Produksi Film Negara (PFN) and the United States Information Service (USIS). The film was shot in Eastmancolor by cameramen Lie Gie San and Bert Sarodjo, making it the first PFN production to be shot in colour. Scenes for the film were shot in Surakarta and Salatiga, and dialogue was recorded in both Indonesian and English.
Rajuan Alam starred Bambang Hermanto and Lies Noor. It also featured Rd Ismail as Marlina's father, as well as Boes Boestami, Ali Yugo, Chaidar Djafar, Tb Sanusi, and Pranadjaja.
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