'Fatima,' 'Mat Angin' grap most nominations
'Fatima,' 'Mat Angin' grap most nominations
JAKARTA (JP): They may not have gained the desired ratings,
but teleserials Fatima, Mat Angin, Perkawinan Siti Zubaedah and
Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan made up for it by taking the most
nominations in the 1997 Festival Sinetron Indonesia.
The official announcement of the five nominations in each of
the three sinetron categories -- drama, drama serial and comedy
serial -- was made Nov. 9 at private TV station RCTI's studio and
televised live on the five TV stations.
Awards will be made on the festival night at Jakarta
Convention Center on Dec. 4.
The nominations, selected by a jury, prove that quality
sinetron, if nothing else, are given the recognition they
deserve.
Comedy Fatima is an enlightening exploration of personalities
and humanity different from the overblown depictions of
metropolitan lifestyles in many other series.
Fatima tells of the Indonesian core that emanates pragmatism,
down-to-earth lifestyles, cutting village humor and beguiling
modesty. The serial revolves around a sweet old man, Bab
(Bokir), and his lovely widowed daughter Fatima (Chiata
Hendrayani).
Director Husein Kusuma pools ethnic strengths and threads
together different dialects and picturesque scenes into stories
that tell of different Indonesian cultures. Sundanese, Betawi and
Batak humor is distinctive of this TV serial.
In director Teguh Karya's Perkawinan Siti Zubaedah, there is
quiet strength in every line delivered by Siti Zubaedah (Ayu
Azhari) and her emotionally distraught husband Bewok (Alex
Komang).
This fuels the underlying educational message: the care and
attention that should be given to a wife, particularly during the
crucial periods of pregnancy.
The drama focuses on a simple woman, Siti, who does not end up
marrying her high-school sweetheart Dudung (Jadi Sapitra), but a
confused, irresponsible character whose indifference to life and
his wife makes their marital life a living hell.
There are well-shot, detailed snapshots of real life. One has
Siti hauling pails of water for a bath, while another has her
sweeping garbage in a dirty garage.
Usually complacent Siti evokes pity when she screams at her
husband, faints over the excessive loss of blood and the thought
of losing her baby: "Go away.. if you don't want to be here, I
don't need you either".
Comedy Mat Angin centers on a happy-go-lucky, poor Betawi man,
his panicky but kindly Javanese wife, Aryati, and their
neighbors. These include the rich and stingy Ceu Odah, and the
ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver Sadeli, who loves to boast and is
portrayed as irresponsible.
As his name Angin (wind) suggests, the title character listens
to only himself as he lets other's opinions pass like the wind.
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