Love | |
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Directed by | Kabir Bhatia |
Produced by | Manoj Samtani |
Written by | Titien Wattimena |
Starring |
Acha Septriasa Darius Sinathriya Fauzi Baadilla Irwansyah Laudya Cynthia Bella Luna Maya Sophan Sophiaan Surya Saputra Widyawati Wulan Guritno Ajeng Sardi Aryo Wahab Gading Marten Marsha Aruan Linda Ramadhanty Nur Saptahadi Al Fathir Muchtar Marsha Timothy Joko Anwar |
Music by | Erwin Gutawa |
Cinematography | Eddy Michael S. |
Distributed by | 13 Entertainment |
Release date
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Running time
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120 minutes |
Country | Indonesia |
Language | Indonesian |
Ost. Love | |
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Studio album by Complication | |
Released | 2008 |
Recorded | 2008 |
Genre | Pop |
Label | Sony BMG Music Entertainment Indonesia |
Love is a 2008 Indonesian romance film directed by Kabir Bhatia as a remake of the 2006 film Cinta. The film marked the last appearance of actor Sophan Sophiaan before his death in 2008. Sophiaan appeared opposite his real-life wife, Widyawati.
With Jakarta as the background, the film shares the stories of 5 different couples of various ages, social, and economic groups.
The project began filming in 2007, and was at first accused of being a copy of the 2003 British romantic comedy film Love Actually. Writer Titien Wattimena denied that it was a copy, and Christo Damar of 'The Nature Producers' stated that while Love began with the same basic precept, it was actually based upon the 2006 film Cinta, with perhaps a 10% similarity to its predecessor, and 90% being a different story as now set in Jakarta. The composer Erwin Gutawa contributed to the film.
This movie won "Movie of the Year" at the Guardians e-Awards and nominated for "Favorite Film" at the Indonesian Movie Awards.
Ost. Love is an album complication was released on 2008 for accompany film was same title, Love. The soundtrack album have 9 songs. The hits song single Sempurna sing by Andra and The BackBone was recycling song by Gita Gutawa.
Iskandar Liem of the Jakarta Post wote that the film might have seemed to simply be a remake of the earlier Cinta, using notable stars as a means of attracting money at the box office, but offered that "despite its flaws, [the film] proves to be an emotional reflection on affairs of the heart. Speaking toward the work of Sophan Sophiaan in the film, Liem wrote it was "refreshing to see senior thespian Sophan venturing outside his usual stern patriarchal roles with his touching portrayal of vulnerability." He acknowledged the work of Widyawati, Sophiaan's real-life wife, in her role as Lestari, writing "her character's generosity of spirit genuinely glows from her". He shared that of the cast, the work of Acha Septriasa was a "standout performance", writing "her performance is so fluid and organic, it's hard to believe this is the same grating actress who shamelessly turned on the waterworks in Love is Cinta". Liem concluded his review by summarizing "In spite of its flaws, Love still gave this jaded viewer a warm fuzzy feeling all over as the credits rolled".