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Ibu Mertua

1960

A gentle, talky old melodrama that unfolds slowly, asking patience as it builds a quiet domestic romance out of a small deception.

Directed by
Rempo Urip
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ermina Zaenah, Darussalam, Awaludin
Overview
After the graduation from “Sekolah Kepandaian Putri” (Female-Skill School) or SKP, Lena works as a housemaid for Toto’s family as she cannot afford to continue her education. Pardan is also living in the same house. When she returns from “tetirah” (a Javanese term for a short vacation in a health resort), Mrs. Toto is agitated by the presence of the new housemaid from SKP. Toto calms her down by making up a story that Lena is actually the fiancée of Pardan. But the pretence becomes real love and Pardan and Lena finally get married.

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Directed by
Rempo Urip
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ermina Zaenah, Darussalam, Awaludin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Rempo Urip
Written by
Rempo Urip
Starring
Ermina Zaenah, Darussalam, Awaludin, Aminah Banowati, Astaman, Misnahati, W.D. Mochtar, Endang Sulasmi
Cinematography
Tan Kok Kiem
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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