Tiga Dara is an Indonesian musical/romantic comedy movie made in the 50s starring Chitra Dewi, Mieke Wijaya, and Indriati Iskak – all have become Indonesian movie legends ever since. I don’t know much about Indonesian movies but it’s safe to say that this movie is rather legendary based on the facts that it was remade several times (first in 1980s and another one is due to be released this September). Recently the movie was restored and played in mainstream cinemas across the country, and I had the chance to see it with my family.
What is it about
The movie is about three sisters living with their father and grandmother. They are called Nunung, Nana, and Nenny. Nunung, being the oldest, faces pressure from her father and grandmother because she is not married yet (very relatable isn’t it?). She was forced to meet different men and come to different social events in an attempt to find the one. One day, Nunung met a man called Toto by accident and since then Toto plays an important role in their family.
What I think about it
I have to admit that I was skeptical about watching an old movie especially since it’s still in black and white. Though I love rom-com movies, I am not that keen on today’s Indonesian movies (Except AADC hehehe). But still my mum wanted to go and I thought it would be good to support Indonesian movies.
Surprisingly the movie was successful to keep me hooked, even since the first few minutes. I love the fashion – I’m no fashion expert but who can resist 50s style dresses?, the songs and dialogue are cute, and the storyline surprisingly is still relatable until today!
In the end, I came out of the cinema feeling happy and entertained 🙂
However, I could not help but thinking, back then the society seemed to be more open and permissive than what is portrayed in today’s Indonesian media. In one of the scenes, Nana was shown dancing in a party with some guy, which pretty much very normal today, but not portrayed in mainstream media anymore. Mind you the movie was a big hit back then and as far as my research goes, I don’t find anything that condemns the movie for being “too westernized” and “too vulgar”.
For a movie that was made in the late 50s, I found it very surprising that a lot of things are still very relatable today. Now one question remains in my head; Are we going backwards or is it true that some things never change?
Ah well, no need to take my question seriously. It’s more important not to miss seeing the movie in the cinemas. I did a quick check and they are still playing in several big cinemas in Jakarta this week. Go go go!
P.S my brother made this fan art after we watched the movie.Check out his Facebook Page if you’re interested… Have a good week 🙂
Christa Bercerita 
Lagi banyak judul film Indonesia yg ada “tiga” nya ya, agak bingungin kl ga baca lengkap:)
Kl kisah 3 dara apa Chris? Terus yg ada Tara Bazo itu film yg mana?
Ada lagi 3 srikandi ya? 😬
Hehehe kisah tiga dara itu remake nya si tiga dara ini Fee, yg ada si Tara dan juga Shanty. Yg jadi Oma nya Titiek Puspa 👍🏼 wah 3 srikandi aku baru denger.. Lagi ngetop nih kali “tiga” yah 😄
Aku liat thriller nya yg tiga dara, yg maennya shanty kan? Pengen nonton….
Oh ya aku baru nonton film Indonesia juga filosofi kopi, sewaktu mudik ke Indonesia di pesawat suami nonton film tersebut Dan dia bilang nice movie pas selese nonton, jadi deh nonton juga, Dan memang film yg menarik
Iyaaa bener Yayang, kayaknya bakal lucu ya filmnya. Ah aku malah kelewatan nonton filosofi kopi, disini kalau film Indonesia cepet banget turun dari bioskopnya, kelewatan dikit harus beli dvd nya deh jadinya..
Bisa ya Chris beli dvd film Indonesia spt AADC dll? Pengen nontonfilm indonesia nih😜
bisaa aku pernah liat sih Ri beberapa film ada DVD nya.. tapi ya nunggu agak lama gituu, better late than nothing yaa 😉
Aku belum pernah nonton, hehehe 🙂
Mungkin bisa nemu di internet Ko.. *eh* *abaikan aja* hehehehe
Ahh pengen nonton deh.. Makin kesini film Indonesia makin bagus2..dulu juga ga terlalu suka gimana tp belakangan semanget nontonin film Indonesia..sampe skrg kalo nganggur suka cari2 juga di youtube buat nonton 😀
Iya makin kesini banyak yg bagus2 Phi film Indonesia, udh berkembang yah! 🙂
Belum pernah nonton tapi jadi pingin, dah lama banget ga nonton film BW deh
Kayaknya di Jogja diputer di CGV Blitz lho Gy.. tapi ngga tau masi ada atau ngga hehehe. Nanti juga keluar DVD nya kali ya, soalnya penggemarnya lumayan banyak kayaknya
Iya lagi hits gitu ya film ini. Sayang nih gw masih belum bisa ke bioskop huhuw
kemarin aku lihat cuplikannya Christa, kayaknya lucu ya 🙂 dan film musikal pula 🙂 ah semoga film ini main di Balikpapan
Semoga yaa 🙂 Kalo ngga nunggu keluar di DVD hehehe 😀
oh tiga daranya di release ulang yang original ya.kirain remake…
Ada juga Man yg remake, ini udah tayang di bioskop yg sutradarain Nia Dinata. Tapi judulnya Kisah Tiga Dara.. mirip lah hehe
Wah, jadi pengen nonton nih gara gara baca review ini 🙂
Yuk nonton! 🙂
Would like to watch this but couldn’t go to much places yet. Yes, classic movies sometimes very relatable to today. You’d be surprised that some things never change, or they have been predicting about future (today) ever since
Yes that is something that I’m really surprised when watching. Some things never change! Especially when it comes to marriage.. hehehe
I happen to review this movie too. The movie is unexpectedly funny (at 1st i thought it was a drama) and the music was awesome.
And the fashion! Hehehehe
I can’t wait to see the remake. Your little bro is so talented. I visited his FB page, love it!
I have high hopes for the remake! Wah thank you I’ll say that to him. He’s a bit shy because he thinks he’s lacking of experience..
Dua hari lagi ya yang versi terbarunya. Baca di twitter nampaknya bagus.
Iyaa aku mau nonton nih Den nanti sore, nanti aku review ah kalau sudah 😀
Yang menyenangkan dari film ini, adalah jalan ceritanya yang simple, tapi tetap menghibur. Dan yang lucunya adalah ternyata di akhir 50 an itu anggapan “bahwa wanita harus segera menikah” itu sudah termasuk pendapat jaman dulu (dialog awal antara sang ayah dan sang nenek tetang Nunung yang belum juga menikah di umur hampir 30 tahunan). Menarik bahwa masih banyak hal yang berhubungan dengan kita pada saat ini 🙂
Ih setuju bangeet, ceritanya simpel tapi menghibur banget. Dan itulah aku juga terkaget2 ternyata dari dulu sampe sekarang sama aja yah omongan harus nikah muda itu tetep ada hehe ..
Dan umur segitu di tahun 50an pun gak dianggap telat-telat amat 😀
Berharap banget film Asrama Dara juga diremake, biar bisa nonton debutnya Suzanna, jaman masih imut-imut dan sebelum jadi Ratu Film Horror Indonesia 🙂
Oyaa baru tau tuh tentang itu.. jadi Suzanna nya bukan main di film serem? dari judulnya sih kayaknya nggak serem yah.. hehehe
Betul, karir Suzanna justru dimulai dari film-film drama. Bahkan dia pernah dapat penghargaan aktris terbaik se Asia Pasifik di ajang festival apa gitu, saya agak lupa. Dan juga pernah masuk nominasi aktris terbaik di ajang Festival Film Indonesia, meskipun tidak menang (kalau gak salah dikalahkan oleh Jenny Rachman).
Beliau baru main film-film horror di awal 80an kalau gak salah. Dan mungkin, secara rejeki justru lebih laris di situ. Akhirnya keterusan deh 😀
Eh kok diremake sih, direstorasi ,,, maaf salah ketik 😀
Keren banget adeknyaaaa.
Aku masih belom nonton pilem apapun.. 3 Srikandi, 3 dara… 😦
Sepertinya aku hidup di gua nih huhuhu
Hehehe thank youuu.. yuk nonton wiken iniii 😀
hi, bagus ya filmnya, …klasik….apa nanti akan ada ya trend recycle film2 lawas lagi?
Siapa tau yah jadi trend.. ini Warkop kan juga lagi tayang yah remake nya
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saya penasaran karena dari sekian banyak film lawas kenapa film ini yang diremake dengan anggaran yang luar biasa.
sayangnya belum sempet liat ke bioskop waktu penayangannya, sehingga rasa penasaran saya belum terjawab.
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