The Queen of Black Magic is a colorful portrait of worshiping horror legends
Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic It provides an excellent introduction to Indonesian film legend, but it is an interesting watch even if you are already familiar with her work. The only prerequisite to enjoy is becoming a horror fan, as David Gregory’s documentary is packed with editing of Suzzanna’s glorious cinematography, especially her early 80s work.
As we all know, the “Indonesian Horror Queen” was born during World War II. She knew since she was a child that she wanted to be a movie star. When she was a teenager, her first film brought her good reviews. But it wasn’t until the 1980s that she really took up her genre throne, when she starred in a series of horrible screams, playing the role – Unmoved, a woman who rose from the grave in search of revenge, a well-known monster based on Indonesian folklore.
As you would expect Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic Explore the life and career of Suzanna Martha Frederika van Osch – She is a little bit, it explains the last name. But this also involves her influence on Indonesian films by involving the country’s complex political and cultural history, especially with her reputation. This background adds a lot to her story – the film includes her personal struggles, especially the death of her son as a teenager to help us understand the emotions that guided her performance.
Speaking of these performances, and Suzzanna (who is praised as suzzanna on screen; she adds a “Z” to make her name sound more mysterious – her beauty and talent, she also has inherent weird qualities, as contemporary Indonesian horror director Joko Anwar says in the documentary, she aligns her with Boris Karloff, Vincent Price and Bela Lugosi. Her eyes – hard, sad, electric toward her trademark, and here it points out: “She can play the role with just her eyes.”
Suzzanna develops a screen mystery that runs parallel to her chosen character. When she became a character, she performed a magical ritual, and many fans thought she had supernatural powers, which seemed to be what she encouraged. She is extremely dedicated to her craft. Once, we heard of a makeup artist who recalled what Suzzanna wanted to use specifically Living Her headdressed snake NYI BLORONG Ensure maximum authenticity.
Throughout the documentary, it highlights how Indonesian culture is strongly influenced by its legends and ghost stories. Among the producers, scholars, admirers, friends and family that appeared in the conversation, there is also a professor of Javanese mythology. This view can help viewers who are not Indonesian to understand the importance of Suzzanna portraying traditional folk characters, most of whom have the same long hair, black hair and treble clip laughs and are motivated by themes surrounding pregnancy, childbirth and revenge. Usually, it’s avenge against a man who is particularly worthwhile, but Indonesia’s cruel upper class also feels the sting of anger, which further elevates her to a hero among fans.
There seems to be very few interviews with Suzzanna. Our perception of her going beyond the film clips was drawn from a press conference where she avoids discussing her own personal life. but Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic Indeed, the scandal surrounding her second husband. We met him in the movie when he showed us the house they shared around, including the room where Suzzanna died in 2008.
If you notice he looks young, it’s because, as we later discovered, when he played in her teenage son, they met Sankuriang. Despite the age difference, they got married and then co-starred in another movie again As a mother and son! The rift then erupted violently, even after her death, which seemed to be an ongoing hatred.
It’s a messy drama – the reaction Suzzanna captured on the emotional performances of the media – still cannot conceal what Suzzanna contains in her film work. But this does make Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic A documentary that is more tortuous than your typical restraining twists and turns.
As the documentary is now in the trembling process, the horror platform has added four favorite movies in which they are mentioned: Sundelbolong (1981), The Queen of Black Magic (1981), NYI BLORONG (1982) and Sankuriang (1982). After you glimpse all the food that teases them, it’s hard to resist immediately sneaking into them.
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