Kartinah (1940)

Directed by

Andjar Asmara

Genre

drama film

Country

Dutch East Indies

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A nurse and her supervisor fall in love while working together on an air raid preparation team. The film was a commercial disappointment despite government support.

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What happens

Kartinah is a now-lost 1940 romance film from the Dutch East Indies that was written and directed by Andjar Asmara. The film, Andjar's directorial debut, follows a nurse and her superior as they fall in love in the Air Raid Preparation team. Produced by The Teng Chun's New Java Industrial Film, Kartinah was heavily subsidised by the country's government and through product placement. Although it was a critical failure, the new actors signed with the studio for Kartinah gave New Java Industrial Film increased production capabilities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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