Before, Now & Then
[An] intoxicating sensory experience.
Before, Now & Then
Set amid the political violence of late-1960s Indonesia, Kamila Andini's intoxicating film Before, Now & Then follows Nana, the beautiful wife of a wealthy plantation owner whose inner life remains with her deceased first husband, murdered in the civil war a decade prior. A survivor, Nana values her safety and material comforts, but carries out a haunted existence, dreaming of her lost love. Forced to confront her husband's blatant infidelity, Nana makes an unusual connection with his younger mistress, Ino. The two women, sharing their secrets and desires, discover a newfound freedom and intimacy withheld from them both by the strictures of patriarchal society. Framed by elegant cinematography and a lush score, Before, Now & Then is a lyrical, transporting character study in the lineage of Wong Kar-wai and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, "wreathed in poetic melancholy and never less than beautiful" (Deadline).
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
103
Language
Indonesian
Director
Kamila Andini
Writer(s)
Kamila Andini,
Ahda Imran
Cast
Happy Salma,
Laura Basuki,
Arswendy Bening Swara,
Ibnu Jamil,
Rieke Diah Pitaloka,
Chempa Puteri,
Arawinda Kirana
Awards:
Winner, Silver Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Played at
Royal 9.01.23 - 9.07.23
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