Arifin C. Noer

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1941-03-10

Deathday 1995-05-28 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Cirebon

Also Known As Arifin Chairin Noer

Arifin C. Noer

Biography

Arifin C. Noer (10 March 1941 – 28 May 1995) was an Indonesian poet, theater director, and film producer. He studied Civil Administration at Cokroaminoto University [id] in Yogyakarta, Central Java, and began his theatrical career in the early 1960s as an actor in a study group in Central Java with W.S. Rendra. After finishing his degree in 1967, he moved to Jakarta and founded Teater Kecil (Little Theater), a laboratory where he and other actors could experiment using the workshop model, emphasizing the whole person, as introduced by W.S. Rendra, but Noer was focused on the practical aspect of cultivating acting skills. According to the Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, he was a prolific playwright and director from the 1970s until his death in 1995, directing all of his original plays including his best-known work, Kapai-Kapai ("Reaching Out"; translated as "Moths" in English) in 1970. His screenplays have won numerous awards, including Pemberang, which won the Golden Harvest trophy for Best Dialogue at the Film Festival Asia (FFA) in 1972, Rio Anakku (1973), Melawan Badai (1974), Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (1984), and Taksi (1990) which received Citra awards at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). Translations of his plays have appeared in several languages, including English, French, Swedish, and Chinese. In 1972–73, he participated in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, an international writing program in the United States. He received the S.E.A. Write Award in 1990. Two years later, his film Bibir Mer (Mer's Lips) was submitted for consideration as the Indonesian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His most notable poetry works include Selamat Pagi Jajang (1979) and a collection of poetry published after his death, Nyanyian Sepi (1995). (Courtesy Wikipedia)

Known For

Writer

Matahari-Matahari

as Screenplay

1992
Mer's Lips

as Writer

1992
Mer's Lips

as Story

1990
Taxi

as Writer

1986
Let the Moon Be

as Writer

1986
1985
Carok

as Writer

1984
Treachery of G30S/PKI

as Screenplay

1982
Jungle Virgin Force

as Screenplay

1982
Djakarta 1966

as Story

1982
Djakarta 1966

as Writer

1981
Attack at Dawn

as Screenplay

1980
Sirkuit Kemelut

as Screenplay

1979
My Harmonica

as Writer

1979
1979
Love Lesson

as Script Editor

1978
Akibat Godaan

as Screenplay

1977
Bang Kojak

as Screenplay

1977
Greedy Appetite

as Screenplay

1977
1976
Something Beautiful

as Screenplay

1974
Fighting the Storm

as Screenplay

1974
Romi dan Juli

as Screenplay

1973
Anak Yatim

as Screenplay

1971
River of Love

as Screenplay

Director

Matahari-Matahari

as Director

1992
Mer's Lips

as Director

1990
Taxi

as Director

1986
Let the Moon Be

as Director

1984
1982
Djakarta 1966

as Director

1981
Attack at Dawn

as Director

1979
My Harmonica

as Director

1979
1977