Kartinah [SEP] country of origin
Kartinah
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
direct a film for The's company Java Industrial Film (JIF), Ratna came with him. The couple earned 1,000 gulden each for their role in the resulting film, "Kartinah" (1940), Andjar as director and Ratna as its star. The film, a love story between the nurse Kartinah (played by Ratna) and her commander, was also the first war film in the country, taking place within the Air Raid Preparation teams ().
Ratna also appeared in Andjar's later directorial work,