Memories of My Body

Memories of My Body (Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku in Indonesian) is a 2018 Indonesian coming-of-age drama film directed by Garin Nugroho. It was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1][2] It is inspired by the life of dancer and actor Rianto, a young performer comes of age and explores his sexuality.[3]

Memories of My Body
Film poster
Directed byGarin Nugroho
StarringMuhammad Khan
Release date
  • 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06) (Venice)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Plot

The film is broken down to four parts about Juno's story, in a coming-of-age style. His own name shows two sides of a coin, depicting the gods Pandu and Kunti in the epic poetry Mahabharata and a closeted child trying to come out.

In the first part in the 1980s, young Juno lived without the presence of his parents. His father left him due to the 1965 massacre to reform their life. Juno's village is famous with the Lengger dance, in which Juno admires it, to the point where Juno participated in it. The dance involves him cross-dressing. Juno then regretted as his arrogant teacher taught him in a sexual tone. He is forced to see his teacher's wife's vagina—that is said to be "the picture of life". Juno then witnessed his teacher implementing death row to a child—caught cheating—with a sickle.

In the second part, Juno moved to his aunt's house, and found a "talent" of detecting chicken's fertility by inserting his finger to the genitals, which caused anger in his aunt. Meanwhile, he followed a dance class with a caring teacher. One day, she asked Juno to carress her breast. Consequently, she was protested by the villagers for unethical actions.

In the third part, teenager Juno fell in love with a boxer with a stunning body. Juno vibrates uncontrollably seeing him, trying to define what a "true man" is.

In the last part, adult Juno remained being in the village dance group, but was hated by a politician in the village. Due to being rejected in mating with an older dancer, Juno does not only face the anger from his fellow dancer, but also the people he loved.

Cast
  • Muhammad Khan as Juno
    • Raditya Evandra as little Juno
  • Rianto as The Dancer
  • Sujiwo Tejo as Lengger Instructor
  • Teuku Rifnu Wikana as The Regent
  • Randy Pangalila as The Boxer
  • Whani Dharmawan as "Warok" (Troupe Leader)

Awards
Award Date of Ceremony Category Recipient(s)/Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Adelaide Film Festival 20 October 2018 International Best Feature Memories of My Body Nominated [4]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 29 November 2018 UNESCO Award Won [5][6]
Guadalajara International Film Festival 8-15 March 2019 Premio Maguey Nominated [7]
Honorific Mention Won
Indonesian Film Festival 8 December 2019 Best Film Ifa Isfansyah Won [8]
Best Director Garin Nugroho Won
Best Leading Actor Muhammad Khan Won
Best Supporting Actor Whani Dharmawan Won
Randy Pangalila Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Garin Nugroho Nominated
Best Original Score Ramondo Gascaro Won
Best Sound Khikmawan Santosa and Dicky Permana Nominated
Best Art Direction Edy Wibowo Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Retno Ratih Damayanti Nominated
Best Costume Design Nominated
Best Editing Greg Araya Won
Venice International Film Festival 29 August-8 September 2018 Venice Horizons Award Memories of My Body Nominated [9][10]
Queer Lion Nominated

See also

References
  1. "Film Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku Karya Garin Nugroho Melenggang ke Oscar". Tribun News. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. "'Memories of My Body' to represent Indonesia at 2020 Academy Awards". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. Scott, Matthew (18 September 2019). "Oscars: Indonesia Selects 'Memories of My Body' for International Feature Film Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. "Adelaide Film Festival unveils full program". IF Magazine. 12 September 2018.
  5. Frater, Patrick (29 October 2018). "'Shoplifters' Takes Top Prize at Asia Pacific Screen Awards". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. "2018 APSA Nominess Announced". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. de la Fuente, Anna Marie (14 February 2019). "Ondi Timoner's 'Mapplethorpe' to Screen in Premio Maguey Tribute (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. "Daftar Lengkap Pemenang Piala Citra FFI 2019". CNN Indonesia. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. "Venice to Kick Off Awards Season With New Films From Coen Brothers, Luca Guadagnino and Alfonso Cuaron". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Heavy on Award Hopefuls, Netflix and Star Power". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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