Purple silken mist = Kabut sutra ungu

Indonesia, 1979

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Russian-trained director Sjuman Djaya depicts a story of the social stigma faced by a young widow in middle-class Jakarta. Jenny Rachman plays the pretty wife who is left widowed when her pilot husband dies suddenly. After being taunted by several other men she takes a liking to Dimas, her late husband’s younger brother, who bears a striking resemblance to him. Dimas starts to replace his brother as the young children mistake him for their dead father. The children’s mother however resists Dimas’ marriage proposal for fear that it is not true love that has brought them together. Winner of 4 Citra Awards at the 1990 FFI. Cast includes Jenny Rachman, Roy Marten and Joice Erna. In Indonesion with English subtitles that are sometimes difficult to read.

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Credits

director

Sjumandjaja

co-producer

Dharma Effendy

M Sukmadjaya

Sjumandjaja

production company

Matari Artis Jaya Film

Duration

02:43:00:00

Production places
Indonesia
Production dates
1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

310817

Language

Indonesian

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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