''Eiffel... I'm in Love'' is a 2003 Indonesian teen

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film directed by

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. The film stars Samuel Rizal and Shandy Aulia as the main characters, the film adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Rachmania Arunita. Other people appearing in the film include

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, Helmy Yahya,

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, and Hilda Arifin. The movie won an award for "Most Favorite Movie" and nomination for "Best Movie" at the 2004 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards.

Plot

Based on the book with the same title, it tells the story about a teenage girl, Tita ( Shandy Aulia), who led a perfect life. She had a lovely family, a patient boyfriend and 2 best friends who are always by her side. However, her mother was overly protective towards her and she is not allowed to go out. Her life completely changes when her parents good friend and his son, Adit (Samuel Rizal), came from France to stay with them. Tita was supposed to pick both of them from the airport. However, she waited at the wrong terminal and only realized that when Adit accidentally bumped into her and asked her whether she was the one who supposed to picked him and his father up. Adit was very cold to Tita from the start, however, her parents saw him as a reliable man and trust him to take care of their daughter. Things became worse when Adit told Tita that their parents were planning to forcibly match them as a couple.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Paris.

Extended version

''Eiffel... I'm in Love'' has an extended version, which released a year later and reviews the story in this film in more depth.

Album

''Eiffel I'm in Love'' is a soundtrack to the 2003 film of the same name, released on 24 October 2003, by Aquarius Musikindo. The soundtrack features

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as the lead singer, Jimmo, and Yann (a former Koolkynky member). The soundtrack features ten original songs written for the film, as well as "Eiffel I'm in Love"

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composed by Goeslaw.

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Track listing

Additional repackaged songs

Awards and nominations

Box office

''Eiffel... I'm in Love'' was a box office success and set a box office record that was not broken till the release of '' Ayat-Ayat Cinta'' (2008).

Sequel

A sequel titled ''Eiffel I'm in Love 2'' was released in 2018.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 films 2000s Indonesian-language films 2003 romantic comedy films 2000s teen romance films 2000s teen comedy films Films shot in Indonesia Films shot in France Indonesian romantic comedy films Indonesian teen romance films Indonesian teen comedy films Films scored by Melly Goeslaw Films scored by Anto Hoed Films directed by Nasri Cheppy