Love is a 2008 Indonesian anthology 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.
Plot With Jakarta as the background, the film shares the stories of 5 different couples of various ages, social, and economic groups.
Background 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.
Cast Laudya Cynthia Bella as Dinda Irwansyah as Restu Acha Septriasa as Iin Darius Sinathriya as Awin Fauzi Baadilla as Rama Luna Maya as Tere Sophan Sophiaan as Nugroho Surya Saputra as Gilang Widyawati as Lestari Wulan Guritno as Miranda Ajeng Sardi as Dewi Aryo Wahab as Rio Gading Marten as Arif Marsha Aruan as Icha Linda Ramadhanty as Ayu Nur Saptahadi as Chandra Al Fathir Muchtar as Omar Marsha Timothy as Tia Joko Anwar as Arya
Awards and nominations This movie won "Movie of the Year" at the Guardians e-Awards and was nominated for "Favorite Film" at the Indonesian Movie Awards. Year Awards Category Recipients Results 2008 Guardians e-Awards Movie of the Year Love won Movie of the Year at 2008 Guardians e-Awards retrieved on 2008-08-17 Love Best Leading Actor Surya Saputra won Best Leading Actor (Love) at 2008 Guardians e-Awards retrieved on 2008-08-17 Surya Saputra Best Leading Actress Acha Septriasa won Best Leading Actress (Love) at 2008 Guardians e-Awards retrieved on 2008-08-17 Acha Septriasa Best Supporting Actor Sophan Sophiaan won Best Supporting Actor (Love) at 2008 Guardians e-Awards retrieved on 2008-08-17 Sophan Sophiaan Best Cinematography Eddy Michael Santoso won Best Cinematography (Love) at 2008 Guardians e-Awards retrieved on 2008-08-17 Eddy Michael Santoso Best Editing Kabir Bhatia & Johan Bahar won Best Editing (Love) at 2008 Guardians e-Awards retrieved on 2008-08-17 Kabir Bhatia & Johan Bahar 2009 Indonesian Movie Awards Favorite Film Love Best Actor Sophan Sophiaan Best Actress Widyawati Favorite Actor retrieved on 2009-05-17 Sophan Sophiaan Favorite Actress Widyawati Favorite Soundtrack Gita Gutawa – "Sempurna" (Love)
Album
Ost. Love is a compilation album released in 2008 to accompany the film of the same title, Love. The soundtrack album has 9 songs. The hit song single Sempurna sung by Andra and The BackBone was a recycled song by Gita Gutawa.
List Song Sempurna (second version) - Gita Gutawa Anugerah Terindah Yang Pernah Ku Miliki - Sheila On 7 Oo..Oo..Oo.. - Gigi Kasih Tak Sampai - Padi Scoring Love 2 - Erwin Gutawa Dua Hati Menjadi Satu - Gita Gutawa feat Dafi Ku Ingin Engkau - Vagetoz Sempurna (first version) - Gita Gutawa Scoring Love 1 - Gita Gutawa
Reception Iskandar Liem of the Jakarta Post wrote 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".
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