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Slamet Rahardjo Djarot (born 21 January 1949) is an Indonesian
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
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of Javanese- Bantenese descent. He is the elder brother of
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Eros Djarot Erros Djarot (born 22 July 1950) is an Indonesian songwriter, Film director, director and politician of Bantenese people, Bantenese descent. Beginning his music career with the soundtrack of ''Kawin Lari'' in 1976, Djarot became famous with the su ...
. Since his directorial debut in 1979 with ''Rembulan dan Matahari'', he has directed and/or written twelve films; one of which, '' Langitku, Rumahku'', was Indonesia's submission to the
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in 1991.


Biography

Rahardjo was born in
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(now
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), on 21 January 1949. He was the first of seven children born to Djarot Djojoprawiro, an air force officer, and Ennie Tanudiredja, a housewife interested in woodcarving. Rahardjo spent most of his childhood in
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, where he dreamed of becoming a visual artist. However, after finishing high school at State Senior High School 2, he attended the National Indonesian Theatre Academy (, or ATNI). During his studies at ATNI, he befriended Teguh Karya. Together, the two founded the theatre group Teater Populer in 1968. Three years later, Teater Populer, working together with Sarinade Film, produced '' Wadjah Seorang Laki-Laki'' (''The Face of a Boy''). Rahardjo was immediately cast in the lead role, while Karya directed the film; singer Laila Sari was cast as his love interest. Two years later, Rahardjo starred in 1973's '' Cinta Pertama'' (''First Love'') alongside Christine Hakim; the two would later star as romantic leads in several other films, and in 2010 were selected as the second best Indonesian cinema couple by ''Tabloid Bintang''. After the success of ''Cinta Pertama'', Rahardjo went on to play in 1975's ''Ranjang Pengantin'' (''Wedding Bed''), 1976's ''Perkawinan Dalam Semusim'' (''A Season's Marriage'') and 1977's '' Badai Pasti Berlalu'' (''The Storm Will Surely Pass''). During this period, Rahardjo would only work for Karya; he reportedly left a dinner meeting immediately after another director asked him to act in a film, later telling ''
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'' that it was as if the director was borrowing a tape recorder, not considering how Rahardjo would feel. In 1979, Rahardjo made his directorial debut with ''Rembulan dan Matahari'' (''The Moon and the Sun''). That same year, he played in ''November 1828''; he also served as one of the film's production designers. Two years later he directed ''Seputih Hatinya, Semerah Bibirnya'' (''As White as the Heart, as Red as the Lips''). In 1982, he starred alongside Hakim in '' Di Balik Kelambu'' (''Behind the Mosquito Net''); the two played newlyweds living at the bride's parents home. This was followed by several other directorial efforts, including '' Ponirah Terpidana'' (''Ponirah is Convicted''; 1984), ''Kembang Kertas'' (''Paper Flowers''; 1984), ''Kodrat'' (1985), and ''Kasmaran'' (''Falling in Love''; 1987). In 1988 Rahardjo played
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, an Acehnese revolutionary hero, in ''
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''; the film was directed by his younger brother
Eros Djarot Erros Djarot (born 22 July 1950) is an Indonesian songwriter, Film director, director and politician of Bantenese people, Bantenese descent. Beginning his music career with the soundtrack of ''Kawin Lari'' in 1976, Djarot became famous with the su ...
. The following year, Rahardjo directed '' Langitku, Rumahku'' (''My Sky, My Home''). The film, nominated for 9 Citra Awards at the 1990
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, went on to win the
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that same year. In 1997, after the collapse of Indonesian cinema, he starred in the musical drama '' Melangkah Di Atas Awan'' (''A Walk in the Clouds''). He portrays Sastro, Tita's husband who isn't rich. After Karya's death in 2001, Rahardjo took over as leader of Teater Populer. The following year, he released ''Marsinah'', a biopic of the workers' rights activist of the same name who was killed in 1993. In 2007, Rahardjo took the role of Siska's father in
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's remake of ''Badai Pasti Berlalu''; he was the only cast member of the original film to act in the remake. In 2010 he played in '' Alangkah Lucunya (Negeri Ini)'' (''How Funny (This Country Is)'') as the father of a street child; that same year he played the primary antagonist in
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's biopic of
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founder
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. In 2011 he played Ki Kartareja in Ifa Isfansyah's '' Sang Penari'' (''The Dancer''), an adaptation of Ahmad Tohari's trilogy ''Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk''.


Partial filmography


Acting credits


Awards and recognition

Rahardjo has received two Citra Awards at the Indonesian Film Festival for his acting, the first in 1975 for ''Ranjang Pengantin'' and the second for ''Di Balik Kelambu''. Although he has yet to receive a Citra Award for screenwriting, six of his films have been nominated: ''Rembulan dan Matahari'', ''Di Balik Kelambu'', ''Ponirah Terpidana'', ''Kodrat'', ''Kasmaran'' and ''Langitku, Rumahku''. ''Langitku, Rumahku'' represented Indonesia at the
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in 1991 for the
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, but was not nominated; this came the year after Eros's film ''Tjoet Nja' Dhien'' was submitted to the Academy. In 1996 Rahardjo received the Usmar Ismail Prize from the National Film Consideration Body.


Directing and writing credits

* ''Rembulan dan Matahari'' (''The Moon and the Sun''; 1979) * ''Seputih Hatinya Semerah Kertas'' (''As White as the Heart, as Red as the Lips''; 1981) * '' Ponirah Terpidana'' (''Ponirah is Convicted''; 1984) * ''Kembang Kertas'' (''Paper Flowers''; 1985) * ''Kodrat'' (1986) * ''Kasmaran'' (''Falling in Love''; 1987) * '' Langitku, Rumahku'' (''My Sky, My Home''; 1990) * ''Fatamorgana'' (1992) * ''Anak Hilang'' (''Missing Child''; 1993) * ''Telegram'' (2000) * ''Marsinah (2002) * ''Batas'' (''Limit''; 2011)


Awards and nominations


References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahardjo, Slamet Living people 1949 births Citra Award winners Male actors from Banten Indonesian male actors Indonesian film directors People from Serang