By: Bissme S.
Source: http://www.thesundaily.my
Category: Film School Online
WHILE all the movies filmmaker Osman Ali had directed in the past were based on his own story ideas and scripts, he always wanted the challenge of directing a movie based on someone else’s story.
That dream has finally come true with his latest movie, Ombak Rindu, which is based on the bestselling novel of the similar title by Fauziah Ashari.
Osman, whose has directed films such as Cun, Anak Halal and Puaka Tebing Biru, co-wrote the screenplay for Ombak Rindu with scriptwriter Armantono.
Ombak Rindu is based on Izzah (Maya Karin), a simple kampung teacher who is sold to a brothel by her uncle. Her first customer is a rich playboy Harriz (Aaron Aziz) whom she begs to marry her and save her from her predicament.
Surprisingly, he agrees to her request and takes her to his house. As a matter of fact, this is the only good deed he has done in a long time.
Eventually, he falls in love with Izzah and decides to break off his engagement to his childhood friend Mila (Lisa Surhani).
But due to family pressure, he is forced to marry Mila. Thus begins a triangular love affair which entangles three lives in a myriad of emotions.
Produced by Tarantella Pictures Sdn Bhd and Astro Shaw Production Sdn Bhd, Ombak Rindu opens in cinemas today.
Osman says he could not incorporate the entire novel into the film. “If I include everything from the novel into the movie, it might end up being five hours long but nobody will possibly sit through a five-hour-long film,” he says.
“There are subplots and characters from the novel that I didn’t portray in the movie. The important thing is that I maintained the essence of the novel in my movie.”
Osman says some fans of the novel had watched the movie version at a special screening and they gave positive feedback on the adaptation.
When asked what is the one novel he would really love to adapt for the big screen, Osman immediately cited Salina, authored by national laureate A. Samad Said.
He remembers reading Salina for the first time when he was in primary school and was impressed with the storyline.
Salina is set after World War II and centres on a prostitute named Salina who lives in a small village in Singapore.
What Osman really likes about Salina is the way the history and independence of Malaysia is seen from a woman’s eyes.
“I’ve always been attracted to strong female characters like Salina,” he says.
“If you notice, most of the female characters in my movies are strong women. They don’t allow the difficulties of life to break them.”
Turning Salina into a film might not be an easy task because Samad Said was apparently not happy with the way his novel Langit Petang was adapted into a movie in 1982.
The writer had since made a vow that he would not allow any of his novels to be turned into films in the future.
“I’m keeping my fingers crossed that one day, he might have a change of heart and allow his novels to be made into films,” says the ever-hopeful Osman.
His fascination for strong women characters stems from the women who were part of his life. Citing his maternal grandmother as a perfect example, he said: “Her husband was a fisherman who constantly fell ill. As a result, he couldn’t venture out to the sea often to catch fish. But my grandmother didn’t allow this to break her. She took care of him. She took his boat to the sea to catch fish herself. She was determined that none of her four children would starve.”
Another strong woman who played a pivotal role in his life was his mother, who hailed from Thailand.
Osman says when she married his father, who was from Langkawi, she had to leave behind everything to adapt to an entirely new life in Langkawi. “It takes great strength for a woman to do that.”
On his current projects, Osman says he has just completed shooting his new film Jiwa Taiko , which centres on two best friends who are criminals.
When one of them decides to leave the crime world and turn over a new leaf, they become bitter enemies. Jiwa Taiko will open in cinemas in the middle of next year.
Source: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/226095
Source: http://www.thesundaily.my
Category: Film School Online
WHILE all the movies filmmaker Osman Ali had directed in the past were based on his own story ideas and scripts, he always wanted the challenge of directing a movie based on someone else’s story.
That dream has finally come true with his latest movie, Ombak Rindu, which is based on the bestselling novel of the similar title by Fauziah Ashari.
Osman, whose has directed films such as Cun, Anak Halal and Puaka Tebing Biru, co-wrote the screenplay for Ombak Rindu with scriptwriter Armantono.
Ombak Rindu is based on Izzah (Maya Karin), a simple kampung teacher who is sold to a brothel by her uncle. Her first customer is a rich playboy Harriz (Aaron Aziz) whom she begs to marry her and save her from her predicament.
Surprisingly, he agrees to her request and takes her to his house. As a matter of fact, this is the only good deed he has done in a long time.
Eventually, he falls in love with Izzah and decides to break off his engagement to his childhood friend Mila (Lisa Surhani).
But due to family pressure, he is forced to marry Mila. Thus begins a triangular love affair which entangles three lives in a myriad of emotions.
Produced by Tarantella Pictures Sdn Bhd and Astro Shaw Production Sdn Bhd, Ombak Rindu opens in cinemas today.
Osman says he could not incorporate the entire novel into the film. “If I include everything from the novel into the movie, it might end up being five hours long but nobody will possibly sit through a five-hour-long film,” he says.
“There are subplots and characters from the novel that I didn’t portray in the movie. The important thing is that I maintained the essence of the novel in my movie.”
Osman says some fans of the novel had watched the movie version at a special screening and they gave positive feedback on the adaptation.
When asked what is the one novel he would really love to adapt for the big screen, Osman immediately cited Salina, authored by national laureate A. Samad Said.
He remembers reading Salina for the first time when he was in primary school and was impressed with the storyline.
Salina is set after World War II and centres on a prostitute named Salina who lives in a small village in Singapore.
What Osman really likes about Salina is the way the history and independence of Malaysia is seen from a woman’s eyes.
“I’ve always been attracted to strong female characters like Salina,” he says.
“If you notice, most of the female characters in my movies are strong women. They don’t allow the difficulties of life to break them.”
Turning Salina into a film might not be an easy task because Samad Said was apparently not happy with the way his novel Langit Petang was adapted into a movie in 1982.
The writer had since made a vow that he would not allow any of his novels to be turned into films in the future.
“I’m keeping my fingers crossed that one day, he might have a change of heart and allow his novels to be made into films,” says the ever-hopeful Osman.
His fascination for strong women characters stems from the women who were part of his life. Citing his maternal grandmother as a perfect example, he said: “Her husband was a fisherman who constantly fell ill. As a result, he couldn’t venture out to the sea often to catch fish. But my grandmother didn’t allow this to break her. She took care of him. She took his boat to the sea to catch fish herself. She was determined that none of her four children would starve.”
Another strong woman who played a pivotal role in his life was his mother, who hailed from Thailand.
Osman says when she married his father, who was from Langkawi, she had to leave behind everything to adapt to an entirely new life in Langkawi. “It takes great strength for a woman to do that.”
On his current projects, Osman says he has just completed shooting his new film Jiwa Taiko , which centres on two best friends who are criminals.
When one of them decides to leave the crime world and turn over a new leaf, they become bitter enemies. Jiwa Taiko will open in cinemas in the middle of next year.
Source: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/226095
