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Memories of My Body

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A mix of traditional and modern Javanese dance is used to tell a poetic story about the beauty of the human body and discovering your sexual identity.

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Deze voorstelling maakt deel uit van Rialto Filmclub met als gastspreker deze maand Ernst-Jan Pfauth.

Memories of My Body

In his 2006 film Opera Jawa, director Garin Nugroho used traditional Javanese dance and song to present his view on a story from the epic of Ramayana. In his latest film, he combines traditional and modern Javanese dance to tell a poetic story about the beauty of the human body and discovering your sexual identity, following four stages in the life of Juno. Nugroho based his coming-of-age story on the life of the successful choreographer/dancer Rianto, who narrates the story in the film.

Following the sudden departure of his father, young Juno joins a Lengger dance troupe, where men regularly play female roles. They practice an elegant, sensual dance style that really appeals to him, though he can also see how its appeal can lead to violence. This same violence forces him on the road time and again. In each village he moves to, he meets new remarkable and inspiring people.

De Balie
Memories of My Body will be screened at De Balie on Wednesday 21 August at 21:30h. Tickets for all WCA screenings at De Balie can be purchased via their website. Click here for tickets for this screening.  

With short film:

Tue 20 August | 16:45 | Rialto
Fri 23 August | 14:30 | Rialto
Wed 21 August | 21:30 | De Balie

A Gift
Aditya Ahmad | Indonesia | 2018 | 15' | Indonesian spoken | English Subtitles
Short film about gender and identity. Isfi can wear pants when she is with her guy friends, but must go veiled when visiting her girlfriend Nita. She is planning a special gift for Nita's birthday. Best Short Film, 2018 Venice Film Festival.

GARIN NUGROHO (1961, Indonesia) graduated from the film academy in Jakarta in 1985. He has since amassed an impressive body of features, documentaries and shorts, is a film critic for several Indonesian newspapers and lectures at the University of Indonesia. His feature Leaf on a Pillow opened IFFR 1999. Memories of My Body is his nineteenth feature film.