
Setyo (Martinus Miroto) and Siti (Artika Sari Dewi) are young married couple with a classic domestic issue: communication. With their earthenware business comes close to going bankrupt, Setyo's ever determined efforts to make ends meet often make Siti feels lonely. Their alienation to each other is worsened by the presence of Ludiro (Eko Supriyanto), a spoiled character from the local wealthy family who is used to having all his wishes granted. In the spirit of the (Javanese)... (Full plot summary below)
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Setyo (Martinus Miroto) and Siti (Artika Sari Dewi) are young married couple with a classic domestic issue: communication. With their earthenware business comes close to going bankrupt, Setyo's ever determined efforts to make ends meet often make Siti feels lonely. Their alienation to each other is worsened by the presence of Ludiro (Eko Supriyanto), a spoiled character from the local wealthy family who is used to having all his wishes granted. In the spirit of the (Javanese) Ramayana epic, the story tells about what it takes to win Siti's heart.
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| San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielBlood and beauty are set in tandem, leaving the audience to wrestle with the contradictions that [director] Nugroho highlights in a film that stands out by any standard of cinema. |
| Total FilmTom CharityA crash course in Javanese symbolism is advised before viewing, but few current movies can boast a more of breath-stopping images. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonStunningly beautiful, it's a shame we can only understand a fraction of what's going on. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordExtraordinary, eerie, exotic and erotic...Opera Jawa is like nothing you have seen before. |
| VarietyJay WeissbergA beautifully mounted musical epic combining traditional myths with contempo meditations on violence and social inequality, Opera Jawa is bold and innovative. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchI found it beautiful, exotic and virtually incomprehensible. |
| Village VoiceNathan LeeA radiant folk fantasia, at once sophisticated and elemental, freewheeling and composed. |
| User ReviewMichael Awow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that martinus miroto, artika sari devi, eko supriyanto, nyoman sure, jecko siompo pui, retno maruti play good roles/parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this musical/drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its really well filmed/acted..its a good movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie |
| User ReviewMithun GIncredible. A modern day Thai retelling of the epic Ramayan done opera style. BLISS |
| User ReviewDee Pi dont know why but some of the lines made me laugh out loud, and i have never seen an indonesian movie as poetic as this one. perfect musical. these are the people that i call artists... not those who only sell their faces not their talent. mas garin, make more movie like this please!!! and also, totally a test for me to not look at the subtitles, but listening to its original javanese dialogues.... im still not that good.... |