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Indonesia's 'Marlina the Murderer' graces Cannes red carpet
Three Indonesian women filmmakers, director Mouly Surya and actors Marsha Timothy and Dea Panendra, graced the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet Tuesday night
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A still from "Marlina: The Murderer in Four Acts." (Cinesurya Pictures/File)
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hree Indonesian women filmmakers, director Mouly Surya and actors Marsha Timothy and Dea Panendra, graced the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet Tuesday night.
The three women, who collaborated in the movie Marlina si Pembunuh Dalam Empat Babak (Marlina the Murderer) will see their movie screened at the festival’s the Directors Fortnight event on Wednesday.
Dressed in a Sebastian Gunawan creation, Marsha Timothy glowed on the red carpet.
“I never imagined walking on this red carpet,” she said to the London correspondent of Antara news agency , “This is beyond my expectation.”
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Marsha Timothy is known not only for her work on the silver screen, but also on television shows, commercials and music videos. Marlina si Pembunuh Dalam Empat Babak is her 15th feature film. She previously starred in Ekspedisi Madewa (Medewa’s Expedition), Merah itu Cinta (Red Is Love), Coklat Stroberi, From Bandung With Love, Pintu Terlarang (Forbidden Door) and Khalifah.
The Director’s Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an event held by the French Directors Guild. It has since 1969 successfully propelled the careers of many big-time movie directors, such as Werner Herzog, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmush, Michael Haneke, Spike Lee and Sofia Coppola.
Marlina si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak was written by Mouly Surya and Rama Adi from Garin Nugroho’s work. Garin first came up with the idea at the end of 2014, with the initial title Cerita Perempuan (A Woman’s Story). He then offered the story to Mouly to be developed into a movie. (asw)
