Djantoeng Hati [SEP] country of origin
Djantoeng Hati
Djantoeng Hati (Heart and Soul) is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies directed by Njoo Cheong Seng. A tragedy warning against modernity, it starred A Sarosa, Rr Anggraini, and Ariati
Plot.
Two students – the traditional Karina (Rr Anggraini) and metropolitan Roesdjana (Ariati) – are in competition for Karina's husband Sobari (Chatir Harro). Eventually Karina wins out.
Production.
"Djantoeng Hati" was written and directed by Njoo Cheong Seng. The
Malay-language names.
In 1941 Koesbini was contracted by Fred Young's Majestic Film Company as a music director; his troupe, the Krontjong Syncopaters, joined as well. For the company's first production, "Djantoeng Hati", he wrote seven "kroncong" songs to be sung by the main cast; for the title song, "Djantoeng Hati", he led a 60-strong orchestra. Majestic's second and final film, "Air Mata Iboe", featured eleven "kroncong" songs, many by Koesbini