Bibliograph

Opera Jawa, directed by Garin Nugroho

Type

Label

Opera Jawa, directed by Garin Nugroho

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Opera Jawa

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

898074587

Responsibility statement

directed by Garin Nugroho

Runtime

116

Series statement

Classical music in video

Summary

Opera Jawa (Requiem from Java) is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film directed by Garin Nugroho that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera that is inspired by the "The Abduction of Sita" episode from the Ramayana.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

Target audience

general

resource.variantTitle

Requiem from Java

Contributor

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