Njai Dasima (1932 film)

Njai Dasima ai dasima Perfected Spelling Nyai Dasima is a 1932 film from the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia which was directed by Bachtiar Effendi for Tans Film. It was the second film adapted from G. Francis 1896 novel Tjerita Njai Dasima, following a silent version in 1929. Starring Momo and Oesman, it followed a young Sundanese njai concubine who is tricked into marrying a man who does not love her and ultimately killed for her money. The film, the first talkie produced by its company, was also the first directed by a native Indonesian. The nowlost work received mixed critical reception.

Samioen eventually succeeds, and Dasima goes to live with him and Hajati, taking along her gold and jewels. Hajati has agreed to let Samioen take a second wife as she wants Dasimas money, which she will use for gambling. When Dasima realises that she has been tricked, she begins to keep a close eye on her remaining wealth. So that he can take all of her remaining funds, Samioen calls the thug Poeasa and together they plan to kill Dasima. One night, as Dasima goes to hear a storytelling, the two accost her, kill her, and throw her body off a bridge. Samioen and Poeasa are later caught and sentenced to hang for their crime.Njai Dasima was directed by Bachtiar Effendi for Tans Film, a production company owned by the Tan brothers. With this he became the first native Indonesian film director in the Indies. It starred Momo and Oesman. The story was adapted from G. Francis 1896 novel Tjerita Njai Dasima, which Tans had already adapted in 1929 with the same name for their first release. The story was already well known in Batavia now Jakarta, in part because it was a popular part of stage performers repertoires. To ensure the quality of the story, Effendi worked with a scenario and, later, shooting script two items which had, until then, never been used for a domestic production. ........

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