Brownies

Brownies (2004)

LET THE TASTE CHOOSE

After enduring heartbreak, a woman with a passion for baking brownies must choose between seeing someone new or getting back with her scheming ex.

Date of release
2004-12-09
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Hanung Bramantyo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Brownies is a 2004 Indonesian film directed by Hanung Bramantyo. It is about a career woman who falls for an entrepreneur over their mutual love of brownies.

Production

For Brownies, director Hanung Bramantyo used high-definition video; according to Bramantyo, it was the first Indonesian films to use the technology. Bramantyo had previously directed several television series and films, but Brownies was his first film meant to be commercial. The title was chosen because Bramantyo liked eating brownies.

Film critic and aspiring screenwriter Salman Aristo, who showed one of his screenplays to Bramantyo at a seminar, was asked to write the screenplay. To do so, Aristo did intensive research into the production of brownies. It was the first time one of his screenplays was used in a film.

Marcella was picked by SinemArt, while Bucek was chosen through casting. The band Gigi provided the soundtrack.

Jose Rizal Manua bookstore, near Taman Ismail Marzuki, served as Are's café. The crew spent Rp. 20 million refurbishing it for the film.

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