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Cinta Terakhir" Cast and Crew Meet The Media
By Pairamaporn Buranakol
17 Oct - Oh no, not another local romance movie! Most folks attending last night's press conference for "Cinta Terakhir", at the Vistana Hotel, would have had this thought running through their heads. However, director Along Kamaludin, and producer Adam Hamid, preempted such thoughts and said that they had no intention of making another boring and stereotypical movie.
The press conference started with a special screening of the making of the latest film from KSG Pictures. It was set up by Adam Hamid, followed by an open session with members of the press. The room was filled with the cast and crew and their family members as well. Most noticeable were local stars Jalaludin Hassan, host of Malaysia's "Who wants to be a Millionaire", Emelda Rosmila, and Annahita Bakavoli at the front table.
Adam Hamid - actor, scriptwriter, director and now, producer. What else is left for him to venture into? "Having been in the industry for the past 16 years, I feel that there isn't anything new to try, and since I love acting so much, I am still in the business," he said.
"Cinta Terakhir" is about Firdaus (Azizan Nin) who falls in love with Tina (Intan Olivia), a foreign student from Indonesia. Set at first on the campus of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), the couple enjoy their happy times but due to a misunderstanding they refuse to speak to each other, going their separate ways after their graduation. Years later, they meet on a trip to Langkawi only to find that their love for each other is still strong. There is one problem, though. Tina is now engaged to someone else.
Written by Maizurah Idris and Along Kamaludin, the movie was directed by Along, who also directed "Sara" starring Ida Nerina in 2001. The target market is college and university students.
Along was involved in the casting, choosing the upcoming star Azizan Nin, currently on 8tv's drama series "Realiti" and also Intan Olivia Astriana , an Indonesian TV actress making her film debut in "Cinta Terakhir".
Does he think the movie will be well received in Indonesia and Malaysia? Locally, he has had a good response so far. Recently, the movie was screened at Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia (KUKUM) and students -- who were apprehensive at first, commenting that it was just another Malay romance movie -- actually gave it 4 out of 5 stars after watching it.
Asked what compelled him to take on this role, seeing that he has always been offered roles of a rich man's son, Azizan Nin said: "I like the script and the character very much. Firdaus is a contrast to myself; he keeps everything inside and doesn't talk much, but I'm outspoken and a happy-go-lucky guy. It was hard work for me to learn how to be like Firdaus (to portray the character better)."
Azizan also recounted an incident during filming, when they ran into another film crew apparently from India, who were shooting a documentary. "They took the opportunity to interview us and took some photos as well. They were quite impressed with our production," he recalled.
After the press conference, it was "Buka Puasa" time and later Along join the press table for an informal Q & A session about the movie.
According to him, the movie was filmed in HD format. He said that material was flown in from China to build Firdaus' mansion for the final scenes of the movie. The cost: RM 20,000. Sadly, the set was torn down three days later.
"Cinta Terakhir" is tentatively schedule to be released in cinemas nationwide 28 December.
Cinema Online, 19 October 2006
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Post time 21-11-2006 11:23 PM
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