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Mistress Dasima (I) (1929)

Directed by Lie Tek Swie

Drama

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Lie Tek Swie
Director of Photography
A Loepias
Producer
Tan Koen Yauw

Details

Original title
Njai Dasima (I)
Release date
1929-11-08
Genres
Drama
Original language
XX
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
Indonesia
Production
Tan's Film