Dasima

Dasima is a 1940 film from the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia directed by Tan Tjoei Hock and produced by The Teng Chun. It is the third adaptation of G. Francis 1896 novel Tjerita Njai Dasima.

Dasima, produced by The Teng Chun for Java Industrial Film JIF, was the directorial debut of Tan Tjoei Hock. The had discovered Tan whilst the latter worked as an unpaid assistant at a drama troupe which frequently performed at Prinsen Park now Lokasari. Impressed, The asked Tan to join JIF. Though Tan had never been involved in film, he accepted.Tan adapted the story for Dasima from G. Francis 1896 novel Tjerita Njai Dasima, which had previously been adapted to the silver screen twice, once in 1929 and once in 1932. These earlier productions, both by Tans Film, had been similar to extant stage versions of the story. This production, however, was advertised as a modern version as it had been brought in accordance to more modern tastes. As a result, there were several changes to the story, including the removal of the term njai from the title, a shift from a njai a concubine to an ordinary woman as the central character, and the removal of mystical elements present in the original work. ........

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