''Gita Cinta dari SMA'' (''Love Song in High School'') is a 1979 Indonesian film directed by Arizal and starring

Rano Karno Rano Karno (born 8 October 1960) is an Indonesian actor and politician. From his acting career he is known for starring in the 1979 film '' Gita Cinta dari SMA''. On 30 October 2011 he was elected Deputy Governor of Banten. He has served as acti ...

and Yessi Gusman.

Plot

Galih (

) and Ratna (Yessi Gusman) are two high school students who excel at everything they do; they are popular and receive good grades. Soon they begin falling in love. Despite Ratna's father objecting to their relationship, they continue to meet in secret. When Ratna's father finds out, he attempts to arrange for her to marry someone else. With Ratna receiving support from the other female members of her family, this fails; Ratna and Galih are able to continue dating.

Production

''Gita Cinta dari SMA'' was based on Eddy D. Iskandar's 1978 novel of the same name. Rano Karno and Yessi Gusman were cast as Galih and Ratna, respectively; such was their chemistry that after the release of the film rumours circulated that the two were dating. Pop music singer

Chrisye Hajji Chrismansyah Rahadi (; 16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), born Christian Rahadi (), better known by his stage name Chrisye (), was an Indonesian progressive pop singer and songwriter. In 2011 ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'' declared hi ...

had a cameo as the singer of "Galih dan Ratna" ("Galih and Ratna"). The role was meant to further the marketing of his upcoming album ''

Puspa Indah ''Puspa Indah'' (''Beautiful Flower'') is a 1980 album by Indonesian singer Chrisye, working in collaboration with Guruh Soekarnoputra. It was his fourth studio album and the third with Musica Studios. Recording After the failure of '' Percik Pes ...

'', which featured both "Galih dan Ratna" and another song from the film, "Gita Cinta" ("Love Song").

Release and reception

''Gita Cinta dari SMA'' was released in 1979. FilmIndonesia.org, an Indonesian film database, notes that ''Gita Cinta dari SMA'' was the third most viewed Indonesian film in Jakarta in 1979, selling 162,050 tickets. In 1980 it was followed by a sequel, ''Puspa Indah di Taman Hati'' (''Beautiful Flower in the Heart's Garden'').

Adaptations

In 2004, a soap opera starring Paundra Karna as Galih and Ratna Galih as Ratna was released by

Indosiar PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, commonly known as Indosiar, is an Indonesian over-the-air television network. It broadcasts nationwide on UHF and can be received throughout the Indonesian archipelago on analog PAL television sets, established on ...

. Its success led Iskandar to republish his original novel. A

stage musical Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

adaptation of the film, entitled ''Gita Cinta: The Musical'' (''Love Song: The Musical''), was run in Ismail Marzuki Cultural Centre in

Central Jakarta Central Jakarta ( id, Jakarta Pusat) is one of the five administrative cities () which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,056,896 at the 2 ...

from 19 to 21 March. Directed by Ari Tulang and with music provided by Dian HP Orchestra, the play required six days of casting in October 2009 and five months of preparation. Each performance involved forty actors, with rotating leads to ensure they would not be overexhausted; Gilang Dirgahari and Millane Fernandez played one pair of Galih and Ratna, while Mario Ginanjar and Mytha Lestari played the other.

Dian HP Dian Hadipranowo (born 2 August 1965), better known as Dian HP, is an Indonesian composer. Biography Dian was born in Tunis on 2 August 1965 to a diplomat and his wife. As a toddler, she would eat her meals near the family piano and play her own ...

noted that she was interested in working on the musical as the film was one of her childhood favourites.

References

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External links

*{{IMDb title, 1158254 1979 romantic drama films 1979 films Indonesian-language films Films based on Indonesian novels Indonesian teen romance films Films adapted into plays