Movielogr
Kawin Lari (1974)
Directed by Teguh Karya
Overview
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.
Length 106 minutes
Actors
Tuti I. Malaon | Christine Hakim | Herman Masduki | Slamet Rahardjo | Mieke Wijaya | Henky Solaiman | George Kamarullah | Deliana Surawidjaja | Gino Makasutji | Saodah | Edowati