Cinta Pertama (1973 film)

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Cinta Pertama
N. Riantiarno
  • El Manik
    • Production
    company
    PT Jelajah Film
    Running time
    		110 minutes
    CountryIndonesia
    LanguageIndonesian

    Cinta Pertama (transl. First Love) is a 1973 Indonesian

    Citra Awards
    and launching Christine Hakim's career. Tabloid Bintang has listed it as the 19th best Indonesian film of all time.

    Plot

    Ade (

    N. Riantiarno
    ), the son of her father's business partner.

    Bastian is hired, but soon afterwards someone claiming to be his father-in-law comes and says that Bastian had killed his child. Then soon after that Bastian disappears, leaving behind a letter for Ade saying that he has returned to his hometown to help his stepparents with their

    flower garden
    .

    One day, Ade is out with Johny when she meets Bastian, who is delivering flowers. Bastian and Johny fight, with Bastian claiming that Johny had raped his wife; when Bastian tried to stop him, he accidentally killed her. Ade returns to Bastian and they are married. Johny later attempts to kill Bastian, only to be foiled and killed himself.

    Production

    Cinta Pertama was directed by Teguh Karya. He chose then 16-year-old Christine Hakim for the lead role of Ade after he spotted her modeling in a teen magazine. Despite not wanting to act, Hakim was afraid to be impolite to the endearing Karya and did not refuse. She later described it as being "reeled in, slowly, slowly, like [by] a fisherman".[1] The casting of Hakim did not sit well with the producer, who considered her too thin and her chest too small. Karya defended his choice, replying "Are we selling a film or are we selling breasts?"[2]

    Release and reception

    Cinta Pertama was released in 1973 to critical and commercial success. Christine Hakim won a

    Best Film and won Best Cinematography and Best Music.[3] The awards convinced Hakim to stay in acting, eventually making it her primary profession.[1]

    In 2010, Ade Irwansyah of Tabloid Bintang listed Cinta Pertama as the 19th best Indonesian film of all time,[3] while another writer, El Masrur Sahlan, noted that Hakim and Rahardjo's on-screen chemistry was some of the best in the business, contributing to their future appearances together.[4] The following year, Irwansyah wrote that Cinta Pertama had the 12th best Indonesian film poster of all time.[5]

    References

    Footnotes
    1. ^ a b Webb 2010-12-08, Christine Hakim.
    2. ^ Edmond 2011-03-24, Consistently Christine.
    3. ^ a b Irwansyah 2010-04-23, 25 film.
    4. ^ Sahlan 2010-04-08, Chemistry.
    5. ^ Irwansyah 2011-03-08, 20 Poster.
    Bibliography
    • Edmond, Bruce (24 March 2011). "Consistently Christine". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
    • Irwansyah, Ade (8 March 2011). "20 Poster Film Indonesia Terbaik Sepanjang Massa (IMHO)" [20 Best Indonesian Movie Posters of All Time (IMHO)]. Tabloid Bintang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 August 2011.
    • Irwansyah, Ade (23 April 2010). "25 film Indonesia Terbaik Sepanjang Masa" [25 Best Indonesian Movies of All Time]. Tabloid Bintang (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
    • Sahlan, El Masrur (8 April 2010). "Chemistry Paling Berkilau dalam Sinema Indonesia" [The Best Chemistry in Indonesian Cinema]. Tabloid Bintang (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
    • Webb, Cynthia (8 December 2010). "Christine Hakim: Going where life leads her". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

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