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Mistress Dasima (I)
1929Directed by Lie Tek Swie
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About Mistress Dasima (I)
- Drama
Synopsis
This film tells the story of a nyai (mistress) who becomes famous after the publication of a book in 1896, and then popularized through theatre and the traditional performance of lenong. Dasima, a girl who is originally from Kuripan, Bogor, is married to an Englishman named Edward William. From Tangerang, she later moves to Batavia (Jakarta). She becomes well known for her beauty and wealth. One of her suitors is Samiun who is married to Hayati. Dasima is persuaded by Mak Buyung to leave her "master". But when she becomes Samiun's second wife, she is neglected.
- Director
- Lie Tek Swie
- Original title
- Njai Dasima (I)