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86852
Fri, 10/30/2009 - 15:27
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JULIA ROBERTS' FILM PRODUCER WARNED NOT DISTURB SHRINES' SANCTITY
Denpasar, Oct 30 (ANTARA) - The chairman of Bali`s Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) , I Gusti Ngurah Sudiana, hopes the making of a film starring Julia Roberts in Bali will not disturb the sanctity of the region`s religious shrines.
"During the shooting of the film `Eat, Pray, Love` for almost two weeks in Bali, PHDI and I were never invited to meet with the producer, or even asked to coordinate," Sudiana said in Denpasar on Friday.
He also said he had not received any report from regional PHDI officials about where the film shooting was taking place.
"They might not be involved as well, but I hope there is supervision by the Pakraman village administration to maintain the sanctity of all the shrines and other holy sites," he said.
He assumed the movie`s producer had no understanding of conditions in Bali, but because they had not contacted PHDI, if anything happened, it would be their own responsibility.
Sudiana said if the scene of an episode of the film was a holy location, the producer should coordinate with PHDI while at other locations, the local authorities and community should keep a watch on the filming activity.
"Do not let foreigners in Bali make members of the local community feel uncomfortable in their own land," Sudiana said.
A number of film shooting activities in the movie are still associated with the religious life of Hindu society in Bali.
For example, when in Ungasan, Kuta Selatan sub-district, Badung regency where they were shooting in a field. The movie team built a two-storey house with two months of preparation before the shooting began, with the atmosphere of a large banyan tree and a shrine.
When the shooting is done, the house would be demolished and the site would be restored to its original condition. This is because the place is used for local community prayers every day.
"If in such a condition, then at least the shrine`s pengempon (guardian) or Pakraman village and the local PDHI should watch the activity so it does not disturb the shrine`s sanctity," Sudiana said.
According to him, Julia Roberts` movie-making is different from previous film-making activity in Bali when the PHDI was always involved to provide knowledge of what can and can not be done during film shooting in Bali.
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"During the shooting of the film `Eat, Pray, Love` for almost two weeks in Bali, PHDI and I were never invited to meet with the producer, or even asked to coordinate," Sudiana said in Denpasar on Friday.
He also said he had not received any report from regional PHDI officials about where the film shooting was taking place.
"They might not be involved as well, but I hope there is supervision by the Pakraman village administration to maintain the sanctity of all the shrines and other holy sites," he said.
He assumed the movie`s producer had no understanding of conditions in Bali, but because they had not contacted PHDI, if anything happened, it would be their own responsibility.
Sudiana said if the scene of an episode of the film was a holy location, the producer should coordinate with PHDI while at other locations, the local authorities and community should keep a watch on the filming activity.
"Do not let foreigners in Bali make members of the local community feel uncomfortable in their own land," Sudiana said.
A number of film shooting activities in the movie are still associated with the religious life of Hindu society in Bali.
For example, when in Ungasan, Kuta Selatan sub-district, Badung regency where they were shooting in a field. The movie team built a two-storey house with two months of preparation before the shooting began, with the atmosphere of a large banyan tree and a shrine.
When the shooting is done, the house would be demolished and the site would be restored to its original condition. This is because the place is used for local community prayers every day.
"If in such a condition, then at least the shrine`s pengempon (guardian) or Pakraman village and the local PDHI should watch the activity so it does not disturb the shrine`s sanctity," Sudiana said.
According to him, Julia Roberts` movie-making is different from previous film-making activity in Bali when the PHDI was always involved to provide knowledge of what can and can not be done during film shooting in Bali.
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