Melati Van Agam (other)
Melati van Agam may refer to: * ''Melati van Agam'' (1931 film), a romance film directed by Lie Tek Swie * ''Melati van Agam'' (1940 film), a romance film directed by Tan Tjoei Hock {{disambiguation ...
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Melati Van Agam (1931 Film)
''Melati van Agam'' (also written ''Melatie van Agam''; literally ''Jasmine of Agam'') is a 1931 romance film directed by Lie Tek Swie and produced by Tan's Film. Starring A. Rachman, Neng Titi, Oemar, and Bachtiar Effendi, the two-part film follows the young lovers Norma and Idrus. The film, which may be lost, was reportedly a commercial success, but critical reviews were less favourable. Plot Part one Norma is known throughout her hometown of Fort de Kock (now Bukittinggi) for her beauty, to the point that she is known as the "Jasmine of Agam". She is in love with a man named Idrus, who is a miner at Sawahlunto. Her parents – descended from nobility – disapprove of the relationship and betroth Norma to Nazzaruddin, a school headmaster who already has four children and is older than Norma's father. Norma is distressed, having previously vowed her eternal love to Idrus, and dreams of having a home with him. Part two After her marriage Norma is taken away to Kot ...
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