Directed by yasmin ahmad, it tells a tale of a love that blooms between a chinese boy and a malay girl. Nonetheless, i hope yasmin wont mind if, after watching her film, we do the usual job of linking human stories to issues of ethnicity, class, etc. Join facebook to connect with yasmin ahmad and others you may know. And the humour in sepet is the most sophisticated and intelligent i have ever seen in a malaysian movie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sepet near you. I found myself relating to almost every scene as this is exactly how it is in malaysia. As debbie karol mcnulty explains, her highly acclaimed work engaged with discourses over race and the search for malaysian identity in a way that few malaysian filmmakers have dared to do before or. Ahmad is survived by her husband, abdullah tan yew leong, a chinese ad agency creative director. Petaling jaya, april 28 the musical adaptation of yasmin ahmads beloved film sepet will be available to. Diarah oleh yasmin ahmad, sepet mengisahkan percintaan antara seorang pemuda cina dengan seorang gadis melayu yang baru sahaja tamat sekolah menengah. Mukhsin the 2006 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Sepet is a 2004 film by the late yasmin ahmad, the first in her later influential orked trilogy. After watching two of her previous films, sepet 2004 and gubra 2006, i was immensely impressed with her ability to tackle heavy topics like race and religion in a lighthearted, heartwarming manner. I never knew yasmin until i saw sepet a few years back. Yasmins films are not tacky like jack neo, yet not selfindulgent like most art. Watch yasmin ahmads last film, made in 2009, is still relevant. Sepet is an excellent depiction of malaysian life and the ups and downs that come with it. Her film mukhsin won two prizes in the generations.
Petaling jaya, sept 12 the first film of the orked trilogy in sepet, from the late director yasmin ahmad, will be screened in japan for the general public for the first time 15 years after its release. Rabindranath tagore quoted from sepet, yasmin ahmad, 2005. A powerful spokesperson and celebrant of diversity in the malaysian film and creative industry was the late yasmin ahmad. Petaling jaya, april 28 the musical adaptation of yasmin ahmads beloved film sepet will be available to stream for free on youtube from may 1.
Sepet the musical streams free on youtube for a week. Muallaf, the latest production by one of my favourite filmmakers, yasmin ahmad, has hit the picturehouse. Stream musical adaptation of yasmin ahmads sepet for. The story line of boys meets girl, and both fall in love is given a twist as both are from different races and religions. Tributes for yasmin ahmad nation sunday, 26 jul 2009. Yasmin ahmad wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia bebas. One of the most interesting aspects of sepet is its inversion or blurring of stereotypes.
I laughed at some parts but felt uncomfortable at the same time. She used her talents and vision to create a platform that truly represented and revelled in the malaysian experience. And were sure malaysians will talk about yasmins work for generations. This weekend, they are releasing a freetowatch streaming of the production on their youtube channel. Sepet slit eyes, 2004, mukhsin 2007 and talentime 2009,1 all of which have propelled her to.
This photo of yasmin picking her nose was taken by. Yasmin ahmad 7 januari 1958 25 julai 2009 merupakan seorang pengarah, penulis lakon layar dan kolumnis malaysia. The general objective of this research is to understand the perception of malaysian towards intercultural romantic relationship such as those shown in yasmin ahmads film, sepet. Sepet the musical is a stage adaptation of yasmin ahmad s masterpiece of a film, a cultural milestone in malaysias cinematic history. Instead of using solely english as the lingua franca in the movie, yasmin had chosen to include other languages and. Yasmin ahmad museum yasmin at kong heng startsomegood. Watch sepet full movie online 720p, 1080p hd download free. One of asias bestknown filmmakers, yasmin ahmad, a malaysian. The film narrates the love story between seventeen yearold schoolgirl orked sharifah amani and nineteen yearold ah loong ng choo seong, or jason. In order to deal with his grief, amir muhammad, fellow malaysian filmmaker and friend, watched anew her six featurelength films rabun, sepet, gubra, mukhsin, muallaf and talentime, as well as several of her most popular commercials. This research will study on the perception of malaysian towards intercultural romantic relationship based on yasmin ahmads sepet.
For overseas distribution, the film was titled anxiety. It is a small but flexible space where the late yasmin ahmads spirit, love, wisdom and sense. Sepet is a 2005 malaysian teen romantic comedydrama film set in ipoh, malaysia. A look at how two young lovers from totally different background cope. Abstract sepet 2004, the sequel gubra 2006, and prequel mukhsin 2006, directed by yasmin ahmad, narrate the three major relationships of orked, a muslim girl in malaysia negotiating them at different points in her life. It is alarming to see how the themes she so poetically strung together fourteen years ago remain so relevant today. The 2005 movie sepet, directed by the late yasmin ahmad, has become a quintessential malaysian film, with its story of young love between a malay girl and a chinese boy. Sepet ialah sebuah filem cerita cinta bercampurkan komedi yang difilemkan di bandaraya ipoh, ibu negeri perak darul ridzuan, malaysia pada tahun 2005. Yasmin ahmad, film director and screenwriter, born 1 july 1958. The musical stars joshua gui and badrika bahadur as starcrossed lovers jason and orked. This essay examines three criticallyacclaimed malaysian films directed by the late yasmin ahmad. Sepet is a 2004 malaysian romantic comedy drama film set in ipoh, malaysia. Over the years weve seen a bloom of ads championing unity, but no matter what, we will always remember the woman who started it allyasmin ahmad.
Sepet is a moving yet painful story about love that ends in uncompromising tragedy. A resource centre as well as unconventional museum curated with the objective of educating and inspiring others to write film or commercial scripts of their own. Trailer now embedded in this entry, after the break. The movie tells the story of a chinese boy and a malay girl who fall in love. A look at how two young lovers from totally different background cope with family and social pressure.
The 6 most powerful yasmin ahmad films to watch yasmin ahmad was a prolific film director who was well established in the international film world. Yasmin ahmad is fast becoming a very important name in the international scene. We suggest getting a box of tissues ready for this one since it also received tonnes of praise from malaysian moviegoers. Ah loong is an incurable romantic with a unique hobby he loves to read and write poe. Petaling jaya, april 28 the musical adaptation of yasmin ahmad s beloved film sepet will be available to stream for free on youtube from may 1 to may 9.
Contrary to social expectations, the boy enjoys reading and writing poetry, which shows his sensitive and romantic side. The 6 most powerful yasmin ahmad films to watch culture trip. Namun begitu, setakat ini sepet masih belum diteliti sebagai sebuah filem nasional malaysia. With choo seong ng, sharifah amani, linus chung, mei ling tan. The more i think about this, the more i realise how good this movie is. Her tv commercials won multiple awards throughout the world. Yasmin ahmad left a vibrant legacy, and it is still strange to talk about her in the past tense.
Sepet filem wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia bebas. Yasmin ahmad s dialogic vision of malaysian society. Ode to master part two, yasmin ahmads orked trilogy on. Stream musical adaptation of yasmin ahmads sepet for free on. A twelveyearold malaysian boys friendship with a sharptongued, assertive little girl moves awkwardly and wistfully into first love in this gently comic prequel to yasmin ahmads sepet and gubra. The essay considers ahmads cinephilia and sentimental style, and their relation to the trilogys postcolonial themes. Gubra is a 2006 malaysian film directed by yasmin ahmad. Though she passed away suddenly in 2009, yasmin has left a legacy and inspired many. Her next film gubra 2005, the sequel to sepet, had in the same way, tested the boundaries of ethnic and religious tolerance through the portrayal of interethnic. The movie takes place a few years after the events of sepet and is filled with suspense and drama. Malaysians, in their daily lives, clearly traverse cultural and ethnic boundaries. Perkataan sepet itu sendiri bermaksud mata yang bersaiz kecil atau kuyu dan biasanya. Sepet is a malay word which, in this context, refers to the slit eyes of the chinese.
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