First Love

First Love (1973)

Cinta Pertama

Love story in which the girl's parents disapprove of her boyfriend because he was accused of killing his former wife.

Date of release
1973-08-08
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Romance
Director
Teguh Karya

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Cinta Pertama is a 1973 Indonesian romance film directed by Teguh Karya. Starring Christine Hakim, Slamet Rahardjo, and N. Riantiarno, it tells the story of Ade, a young woman who falls in love with Bastian, an ex-convict, yet is engaged to Johny, who raped Bastian's wife and caused her to be killed in the resulting fight. It was well-received both critically and commercially, garnering five Citra Awards and launching Christine Hakim's career. Tabloid Bintang has listed it as the 19th best Indonesian film of all time.

Production

Cinta Pertama was directed by Teguh Karya. He chose then 16-year-old Christine Hakim for the lead role of Ade after he spotted her modeling in a teen magazine. Despite not wanting to act, Hakim was afraid to be impolite to the endearing Karya and did not refuse. She later described it as being "reeled in, slowly, slowly, like [by] a fisherman".

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