At the old Kota precinct of Jakarta, many people come to have their pictures
taken, with the “history” of the city as the background. Some local tourists even
come especially for that purpose, posing in full and thick outfits in the broiling
Jakarta afternoon, with a photographer and a video-recorder. Dian Bara l July 2009
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ESSAY | June 27, 2009
Jakarta from inside the Taksi: Up in the clouds, yet grounded
Ifan Adriansyah Ismail |
The movie Taksi (Arifin C. Noer, 1990), starring Rano Karno and Meriam Bellina, collected six
Citra awards at the time when the issue of the city took center stage, when a
“Jakarta-centric” perspective became increasingly prevalent. What kind of ‘voice’
does the movie record in its narrative, and how does Taksi document the historical traces of the city space in Jakarta? Ifan Adriansyah
Ismail reviews it for you.
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