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Indonesia - Unity in Diversity

An exploration of some of the basic philosophies of Soekarno, first president of Indonesia from 1949 to 1967, and of the state of the nation in 1976.
Series : Asian Insight | Episode : 2 | Year : 1976 | Total Duration : 53 Minutes | Producer : John Temple, Don Murray
Director : Arch Nicholson |
A building that illustrates Islamic influence in Indonesian architectural aesthetic. A man makes noodles in a street stall. A man prints wax onto fabric to make traditional batik textiles. A woman drawing designs with wax to make traditional batik textiles. Aerial view of streets, Jakarta.
An older Indonesian woman, smiles at the camera with an umbrella and fish over her shoulder. Borobudur buddhist temple. Buddha statue, Borobudur buddhist temple. Buddha statues, Borobudur buddhist temple. Buddha statues, Borobudur buddhist temple.
Farmers plant rice in terraced paddy fields. Farmers plant rice in terraced paddy fields. Four boys play in a canoe. Indonesian children by a house. Passengers riding becak or pedicabs.
Police monitor the crowd at National Independence day, Jakarta. Portrait of a man resting in an archway at the bottom of a set of stairs. Street vendor selling birds. Sunset over Borobudur buddhist temple. Sunset over Borobudur buddhist temple.
Sunset over Borobudur buddhist temple. Terraced paddy fields. Traditional Minangkabau architecture inspired by buffalo horns. Woman carrying washing in a basket on her head.
National Independence Day parade with VS Indonesians from all walks of life from the military to villagers performing. VS floats and dancing dragon past camera. MS narrator John Temple speaking to camera about the fight for independence. WS graphic map of Indonesia and opening titles. CU gilded coat of arms. Zoom out from National Monument, Jakarta to passing traffic. MS Temple direct to camera talking about the Five Principles behind the philosophical basis of the Republic. VS traffic in busy streets with VS Indonesians travelling by various motorised vehicles, bicycles, rickshaws, trishaws, motorbikes and horsedrawn wagons.
Access No. 141930 | 3 mins 32 secs | 1970s | Jakarta, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS graphic representation of the various islands and regions which comprise Indonesia. MS John Temple addressing camera about the national pride of Indonesians. Good WS of Moslem caller at dawn standing on rooftop. High angle views over rooftops and buildings of city. WS Banda Aceh's Grand Mosque and VS of street life. GS Islamic woman riding bicycle in white headress. Zoom out from red truck on street to high shot over deteriorating buildings. VS fishing boats in river and around bridge. VS people washing clothes and bathing in river. GS naked children at river. VS Aceh street life with people riding bicycles past temples, busy market scenes and traffic. MS buffalo tethered to cart resting on street.
Access No. 141931 | 2 mins 28 secs | 1970s | Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS stone relief sculptures depicting Indian arrival by boat to Indonesia. VS men heaving cargo from boat onto jetty. WS graphics of maps showing spread of trading routes over the centuries. GS Dutch cemetery in Banda Aceh with livestock grazing amidst gravestones. VS war memorial with tilt down 1878 marble honour roll. CUs young Acenese children in Muslim veils singing from Islamic prayer books. WS of Grand Mosque and VS large crowd of men on floor of mosque in Islamic prayer. (Note negative tone of narrative towards Islam). VS women in bright silk costumes performing to singing.
Access No. 141932 | 4 mins 12 secs | 1970s | Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS forest and waterfall. Zoom out from bare patch on mountain to West Sumatran village of the Minangkaban people. VS around villages, people and architecture particular to the area. VS people with buffaloes and VS family groups, activities such as washing, preparing food and rural industry. VS women in grain factory and people threshing in field. VS Minangkaban in market place and high angle shots over town. VS night performance with men on traditional percussion instruments accompanying pair of men mock fight dancing in front of audience seated on ground.
Access No. 141933 | 3 mins 44 secs | 1970s | Sumatra, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS and pans of stupas silhouetted in sunrise. VS of bell-shaped stupas, Buddha statues, carvings and terraces of the 8th century Buddhist temple Borobudur (now one of the seven wonders of the world). GS narrator John Temple at Borobudur describing it and speaking of the Buddhist principles embodied in the temple. CUs sculptures and carvings with overlaid map outline showing the cultural progression over the centuries of areas of Indonesia.
Access No. 141934 | 3 mins 55 secs | 1970s | Java, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS women planting in rice paddy and GS man ploughing with buffaloes and man in foreground using mattock in field. WS buffalo pulling crop-laden cart and WS men in pond herding ducks. VS buffaloes wallowing in mud and various other rice paddy activities. CUs faces of in rice paddy. CU tilt up silver statue and VS people in courtyard and around buildings of Karaton (royal palace) of the Sultan of Jogyakarta. Pans of buildings. CU and WS of man sitting cross-legged on platform. VS of buildings, ponds, statues and ruins of Water Palace and pleasure gardens in Jogyakarta.
Access No. 141935 | 3 mins 19 secs | 1970s | Java, Indonesia | Colour |
CUs of craftsmen making shadow puppets (Wayang kulits) with traditional tools and MS man sewing. VS of Wayang Kulits, performance and puppet masters. CUs batik making with VS tjanting being dipped in hot wax and women drawing with them on fabric. VS of men dyeing and washing out batik fabrics. CUs batik patterns. GS men carrying timbers from bugis boats on busy dock. MS narrator John Temple to camera speaking about the Dutch legacy on Indonesia. WS city buildings showing Dutch influence. WS bridge over river.
Access No. 141936 | 4 mins 28 secs | 1970s | Java, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CUs historical colour illustrations of the Dutch founded city of Batavia, now Jakarta. CUs watercolour paintings of battles between the Dutch and the Indonesians. Various paintings showing Chinese settlement.
Access No. 141937 | 2 mins 10 secs | 1970s | © Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW | Colour |
CU interview with Chinese sociologist Dr M. Tan talking about the position of Chinese in the Indonesian economy. VS street traffic in Indonesian city showing people riding in rickshaws and various forms of vehicles. GS street scenes, markets and Chinese shopkeepers. VS Indonesian outdoor performance with men and women in bright outfits dancing, playing traditional musical instruments and parading in masks. Slow-motion WS of bullock racing with man riding between two bullocks in yokes. VS of traditional Balinese women dancers performing for seated audience.
Access No. 141938 | 4 mins 6 secs | 1970s | Java, Bali, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS Balinese women carrying dishes and goods on heads into temple with high angle shots of scene to thatch roofed huts. VS festivities with people gathered around huts with piles of food and VS people offering Hindu prayers. MS children lighting incense sticks and MS young girl with bowl on head. Zoom out from demon statue and VS of god and spirit statues. Tilt down statue to woman leaving food offerings. VS sculptors chiselling and carving statues. CUs men chiselling timber and VS timber statues for sale. VS children playing traditional musical instruments. VS naked children jumping into and playing in river.
Access No. 141939 | 3 mins 41 secs | 1970s | Bali, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
GS of Balinese working on rice paddy terraces. MS narrator John Temple to camera speaking of the history between the Balinese and Dutch. WS graphic map showing spread of Dutch control over Indonesia. High shot and aerials over river inlets, paddy and crop fields and rivers, towns and cities. High angle shot then GS of older children physically training on oval for Islamic nationalist movement Sarekat Islam (Islamic Association). VS students (some with long hair) at Gaja Madah University walking with books under arms and gathered around motorcycle.
Access No. 141940 | 2 mins 53 secs | 1970s | Bali, Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
B&W archival footage of huge mass political rally with high shots over enormous crowds, military patrolling crowds and VS President Sukarno arriving by car to rally. WS balloons being set into air and speaking at podium. GS marching parades in stadium watched by smiling applauding crowds. MS tilt to Sukarno waving during rally.
Access No. 141941 | 1 min 32 secs | 1970s | Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
VS recording of actors from the National Police Force performing in weekly television dramatisation broadcast for community awareness and as a public relations exercise. VS director snapping fingers, cameramen filming, technical crew at monitors and actors performing. VS girls being trained in the art of traditional dance. CU interview with dance teacher and batik craftsman Bagong Kussudiarjo with translation voice-over talking about his philosophies on teaching and art. CUs of Kussudiarjo's batik work featuring religious motifs.
Access No. 141942 | 3 mins 40 secs | 1970s | Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS Indonesian armed forces with CU of corporal shouting orders as troops march. VS military officers working with villagers clearing fields and working on land. CU interview with Brig. Gen. Nugroho Notosusanto talking about the military's role in working with the community as a flow-on after the War of Independence. VS military veterinarians and doctors working with villagers. GS military helping locals to rebuild their villages post fighting. CUs stone carvings on buildings depicting military scenes including violent ones. CUs violent scenes of communist uprising near end of Sukarno uprising. GS of monument. MS narrator John Temple to camera talking about the symbolic undercurrents of Indonesia.
Access No. 141943 | 4 mins 19 secs | 1970s | Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Montage of Indonesian images including Borobudur, Balinese dancer and National Monument in Jakarta. MS narrator John Temple to camera summing up the many aspects of Indonesia politically, culturally and historically. WS monument and closing montage of scenes seen earlier in program.
Access No. 141944 | 2 mins 27 secs | 1970s | Indonesia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |