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Dates: during 2004-2004
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...long ago, the only Indonesians you could see kissing in the movies were teens in the back row of the theater. Now it's all up there on the screen. When a determined gay client locks lips with his architect in the recent film Arisan!, a satirical exploration of Jakarta's nouveaux riches, audiences can't get enough. "Very little is taboo anymore," says Titi Kamal, an up-and-coming actress who appeared in the biggest hit of last year, Eiffel ... I'm in Love, a teen romance set in Jakarta and Paris. Since its November release Eiffel has drawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steam on the Screen | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

...that have fans queuing up. Tusuk Jelangkung (The Undead), a Sixth Sense-style psychological thriller, drew an estimated 1.4 million moviegoers, triple the turnout for a typical Hollywood offering. "Finally we're seeing films that Indonesians can relate to," says Aida Nurmala, who plays a wife confronting infidelity in Arisan!. That means excitement for hot-blooded filmgoers in all rows of the movie house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steam on the Screen | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

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