Yasmin Ahmad's Films

Yasmin Ahmad's Films

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Yasmin Ahmad left a vibrant legacy, and it is still strange to talk about her in the past tense. In order to deal with his grief, Amir Muhammad, fellow Malaysian filmmaker and friend, watched anew her six feature-length films (RABUN, SEPET, GUBRA, MUKHSIN, MUALLAF and TALENTIME), as well as several of her most popular commercials. Neither an obituary nor a conventional wor...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published November 1st 2009 by Matahari Books (first published 2009)
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Johnny B. Rempit
It is plainly obvious that this book is a labour of love. It shows. It is Amir Muhammad's tribute to his dear friend and fellow film maker Yasmin Ahmad. And what a tribute it is.

It's as if Amir Muhammad is speaking to you from across the table at a kopitiam/mamak/kedai makan and reminiscing about his dear friend. Primarily, he talks about the films that Yasmin Ahmad made during her lifetime. He will also talk about small, seemingly insignificant details that only a close friend and and insider...more
Haryadi Hamid
Amir Muhammad bukanlah penulis yang selalu gua handalkan. Tapi setelah Body2Body dan OMK, serasa perlu juga menjengahkan leher membuka tulisannya yang ini. Hah, Amir Muhammad sememangnya handal.

Buku ini, mengenai ulasan peribadi Amir Muhammad terhadap karya Yasmin Ahmad; 6 buah filem, 12 iklan dan dua filpen di internet. Jujur, setelah membaca buku ini, penghargaan kepada hasil-hasil kerja Yasmin Ahmad semakin menebal dalam diri gua, walaupun gua sememangnya peminat Yasmin pun selama ini.

Tapi me...more
Ainunl
Saya membaca buku ini dengan diringi lagu Terukir Di Bintang - Yuna.

Tidak pernah membaca buku Amir Muhammad dan ini buku pertamanya yang saya baca dan perasaannya sangat menyentuh. Seolah-olah apabila menonton filem Yasmin dan buku ini adalah voice overnya. Kebetulan saya sudah menonton hampir semua filem dan iklan yang dibikin oleh Yasmin.


Buku ini menjadi satu permulaan yang bagus untuk saya memulakan maraton buku tahun ini :)
Lyla Ibrahim
Those who enjoys Yasmin Ahmad's films and commercials will surely love this book. I found myself laughing at certain point in the book when reading it. It's fun to read Amir Muhammad's thoughts of her films. It really shows the love he had for Yasmin Ahmad's great works. Fans of Yasmin Ahmad really need to read this.
Kamalia Ramlan
asalnya saya beli buku ini untuk rujukan tesis saya berkenaan filem Talentime karya Yasmin Ahmad. lama-kelamaan saya terpaut dengan buku ini dan saya suka cara Amir Muhammad menterjemahkan setiap filem Yasmin di dalam buku ini.
Bebbra Mailin
Inilah buku yang memberi inspirasi kepada aku sebelum memulakan project shooting short filem. Terima kasih Yasmin Ahmad dan Amir Muhammad kerna menjadikan aku lebih mencintai filem.
Nadia A Jalal
Membaca buku ini buat aku nak cari maklumat lebih lagi psl Yasmin Ahmad, buat aku nak menonton semula semua filem arahan Yasmin Ahmad dan hormat aku pada Yasmin Ahmad makin bertambah.

p/s : aku bagi 4 bintang sebab ada filem dan iklan yang aku belum tengok lagi. Jadi,aku sedikit lost track dengan hal2 yang dibincangkan Amir.
Florence
A lovely tribute to Yasmin & her work. A recommended read!
Nazatul Lockman
buku tentang filem pertama yg aku baca sebaik saja aku melangkah masuk ke UiTM.
Firdaus
filem juga perlu dibaca,bukan sekadar ditonton.
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