Perempuan, isteri dan jalang (1993)

Regisseur:

U-Wei Haji Saari

Drehbuchautor:

U-Wei Haji Saari (writer)

Premierendatum:

26. August 1993 (Malaysia)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Kelalaian sekali dalam hidup, membawa kemusnahan sepanjang hayat. Apakah ini benar ...?

Plot:

Zaleha is about to get married to Amir but elopes to southern Thailand to marry someone else instead...

Plot Keywords:

Malaysian Village | Prostitution

Filmpreise:

5 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

The greatest Malaysian film ever!

Besetzung

Sofia Jane	...	Zaleha
Nasir Bilal Khan	...	Amir
Zaidi Omar	...	Tapa
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Normah Damanhuri	...	Asiah
Ismail Yaacob	...	Bakri

Alternativ:

Perempuan, isteri dan...? (Malaysia: Malay title) (bowdlerized title)
Woman, Wife and Whore (Malaysia: English title)

Länge:

109 Min

Produktionsland:

Malaysia

Sprache:

Malay

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Firma:

Berjaya Filem

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The greatest Malaysian film ever!

Dare I say it: without a doubt, this is it. The best bar none, P Ramlee's classics included.

Good enough for a nomination for the Academy Awards for best foreign film.

None of the usual overacting (eg Haliza Misbun in Scoop), melodrama overload (eg, Chef Wan's attempt at crying in that forgettable nightmare of a film), stupid sidekicks (eg, Mr Os), totally unfunny "funneymen" (eg, AR Badul in "Panglima Badul") even worse script and plain miscasting.

The last time I saw a Malay film in a cinema is in 1990 (forgot the title - after which I promised myself never to put myself through that misery again. Then I saw this on TV and my faith in Malay films somewhat restored, even though I was still in disbelief - Malaysians can make quality films at last!

I had exactly the same feeling when I watched "Fire", the best Indian film of all time. Forget Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, that's for romantics, "Fire" and "Perempuan, Isteri &..." are for real movie buffs.

No slouching here, everything is tense, tight and I thought danger was imminent everywhere.

Congratulations to everyone involved.