Richard Oh

Richard Oh A man of literary passions by Laura Noszlopy Richard Oh is the author of three novels, numerous articles and writer-director of a feature-length film. His novels, Pathfinders of Love (1999), Heart of the Night (2000) and The Rainmaker’s Daughter (2004), deal with subtly Indonesian aspects of love and life. His articles, written for [...]

Richard Oh’s film Koper is a moral allegory of life in today’s Indonesia by Safitri Widagdo They say every man has his price, but is one billion rupiah worth getting one’s hands dirty for? According to Noni, one of the characters in Richard Oh’s 2006 film, Koper (The Lost Suitcase), it doesn’t buy much. Nevertheless, [...]

Bite the Mango International Film Festival 2007

Features – June 23, 2007 Cameron Broadhurst, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Caught in the contradiction between one of the worst box office performances in Indonesia last year but with increasing interest and regard from film audiences overseas, director Richard Oh summed it up for his film Koper/The Lost Suitcase: “I don’t think the country is [...]

Cynthia Webb, Contributor, Gold Coast, Australia The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 11/04/2007 On 9th November, “”The Lost Suitcase”” (“”Koper””) will have it’s European premiere, in France’s second largest city, Lyon. It will be in competition at the thirteenth Festival of Cinema and Culture of Asia, from 6th through to 11th November. It will be [...]