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Kawin Lari (1974)

Name: Kawin Lari
Director: Teguh Karya
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1974-03-20
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Cast: Tuti Indra Malaon, Christine Hakim, Herman Masduki, Slamet Rahardjo, Mieke Wijaya

IMDb 0.01h 46mComedy

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Plot Summary

Director Teguh Karya intended to make a “real” comedy amidst the many slapstick comedies at the time, and in fact calls this film a bitter comedy. In the film, Ms. Sumirah, a widow who used to be a favourite pretty girl in Padalarang, worries about her daughter Anna, who is shy and self-conscious. She keeps pushing Anna’s brother, Willy, to invite home a co-worker from the clothing factory he works in. Then a change occurs after Anna meets Jaka, an English teacher living near her house. When their relationship starts to bloom, it is found out that Jaka is the son of Saodah, a woman who once had an affair with Sumirah’s husband, Van Nijs. Sumirah changes her mind and opposes their relationship. Finally Anna and Jaka elope.