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Baumgärtel, Tilman

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“…Yasmin Ahmad’s films could be contextualized in both mainstream and independent spheres. Baumgärtel (2012) believes that Yasmin’s films “have drawn the ire not just of the Malaysian censorship board, but also of people who think of themselves as highly religious Muslims” (p. 246). Omar (2011) argues that the “uniqueness of Yasmin Ahmad’s work lies in her representation of Islam and sexuality as a mean to subvert Malay subjectivity” (p. 163).…”

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“…Yasmin Ahmad’s films express her “interest in stories on the human condition” (Baumgärtel, 2012, p. 246) which form a thought-provoking reflection on where the individual stands and is positioned within given contexts. This study aims to identify and evaluate the cinematic discourse employed by Yasmin in her attempt to make films that can appeal and reach out to any race or ethnicity across Malaysia and worldwide.…”

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Filmic Depiction of Malay Subjectivity in the Late Yasmin Ahmad’s Films

Changsong

Kerry

2022

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Besides P. Ramlee, Yasmin Ahmad’s name is synonymous with Malaysian cinema. The award-winning Malaysian filmmaker’s death impacted not only the Malaysian film industry but also those who admired her work. The late legendary filmmaker was a liberal Islamic Malaysian who explored Islam and humanity through interracial love stories. These filmic stories resonated with the ordinary Malaysians as they were compelling and courageous, often challenging the norms and conventions of other Malaysian films by daringly dramatizing and visualizing societal taboos and hypocrisies on the cinematic screen. The employment and integration of cosmopolitan themes of love, humanism, and humor in her films sets her apart from other local filmmakers. Yasmin’s films had attracted international attention and garnered awards at film festivals in Europe, North America, and Asia. This paper attempts to analyze her cinematic approaches of the construction of Malay subjectivity in all of her six films. For example, interracial relationships in Muallaf and Talentime is the dominant leitmotif of each, which connects the films with parallel events occurring in real-life Malaysia. The author interviewed production crew members who worked closely with Yasmin for her six films and tried to have a better understanding of the narrative motifs and themes in her films. These interviewees provided a comprehensive picture which drives her films, even now, to move beyond being focused on multiculturalism and to more socially, culturally and politically issues related to Malaysians.

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