BROWNIES, a bite of sweet cake, a bit of love story
Another Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a young and talented director, Hanung Bramantyo, will soon be released this year. Fans of Marcella Zalianty, Bucek Depp, and Arie U. Kuncoro will be able to see their idols acting in the movie title BROWNIES. The film is produced by SinemArt, which also produced “Mengejar Matahari”.
The theme is simple; it’s about love. Yep, love - with its bittersweet story - becomes the highlight that enriches the movie plot. The reason is quite obvious, love theme always attracts more audience to come to the cinema.
Mel (Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency, has a life that’s focused on her job. Although Mel is engaged to Joe (Phillips Yusuf), Didi (Renia) - her close friend - questions if Joe is really Mel’s kind of guy.
Later in the story, Mel finds out that Joe has been going out with another girl all this time. Then Mel meets Are (Bucek Depp), a young artist who writes, owns a bookstore, and makes brownies! Are even has a small brownies shop that Mel loves to visit. Are’s artistic attitude and Joe’s betrayal have clearly affected Mel’s life.
BROWNIES is the first Indonesian movie that is shot using Panasonic High Definition Cameras, which results in a film that looks as if it’s recorded on standard celluloid film, while squeezing production cost.
(taken from: C’n S magazine Vol. 4 no. 27)
Answer these questions based on the text.
1. Who is the director of the film?
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2. Who are the main stars in the film?
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3. What is the theme of the film?
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4. Why is ‘love’ chosen as the theme?
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5. What is the job of Mel in the film?
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6. Why does Mel cut her relation with Joe?
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7. Who is Mel’s boy friend in the end?
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