A Legendary Love (2004)
"Puteri gunung ledang" (original title)

In the late 15th century, a forbidden romance blossoms between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess and Hang Tuah, a Malay Muslim warrior from Melaka, against a backdrop of war and mysticism.

Director:

Teong Hin Saw

Writers:

Mamat Khalid, Teong Hin Saw

Stars:

Tiara Jacquelina, M. Nasir, Adlin Aman Ramlee

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tiara Jacquelina	...	Gusti Putri Raden Adjeng Retno Dumilah
M. Nasir	...	Hang Tuah
Adlin Aman Ramlee	...	Sultan Mahmud Syah
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Man Bai	...	Topok
Christine Hakim	...	Bayan
Sofia Jane	...	Tun Teja
Radhi Khalid	...	Tapik
Alex Komang	...	Gusti Adipati Handaya Ningrat
Azmil Mustapha	...	Emissary from Demak
Muhammad Naufal Nasrullah	...	Raja Ahmad
Slamet Rahardjo	...	Patih
Khir Rahman	...	Tun Mamat
Rahim Razali	...	Bendahara (The Prime Minister)
Melissa Saila	...	Raja Ahmad's Governess
Dian Sastrowardoyo	...	Medicine Seller's Daughter

Storyline

In the late 15th century, a forbidden romance blossoms between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess and Hang Tuah, a Malay Muslim warrior from Melaka, against a backdrop of war and mysticism.

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Taglines:

Kisah cinta agung [A legendary love]

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Genres:

Romance | Fantasy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

Malaysia

Language:

Malay

Release Date:

31 August 2004 (Malaysia)

Also Known As:

A Legendary Love

Filming Locations:

Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia

Box Office

Budget:

MYR 15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Enfiniti Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Malaysian movie to be submitted for Best Foreign Language Oscar consideration (in 2004/5)

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Goofs

The Majapahit palace has walls made out of modern red brick, certainly not available in 15th-century Java.

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Soundtracks

"bagaikan sakti"
Performed by M.Nasir and Siti Nurhaliza

User Reviews

bad Tiara star-vehicle (should have been so much more)

i was disappointed. i very much wanted to like this film as i'd like to hope high for Malaysian films. first the good - m nasir was very good. he met my expectation and handled a tedious script to his very best. sofia jane was excellent. if the stories that jaquelina instructed the removal of lots of jane's scenes are true (to take out screen "competition"... jaquelina co-produced this with her husband) then it is regrettable. it's just a rumor, but one does wonder why an excellent performer and performance ended up so maligned. moving on, the production values are all excellent. great set, nice cinematography, nice costumes... editing style was fine, though the decision to drag it out to 145 minutes was certainly ill-chosen.

now the bad. tiara jaquelina was really not fit to play this role. she is so limited, so one-dimensional and so wooden. she doesn't exude the grace nor the natural beauty demanded of the role, nor does she poses a voice (a bit croaky, isn't it?) to perform lengthy verses of spoken word poetry kinda dialogue and voice over. inevitable that she was the lead actress but deeply, deeply flawed decision for the film.

poor characterisation. didn't feel for them all. m nasir tries and succeeds somewhat to elicit a response from me but the rest of the leading cast are all cardboards. i'll blame the scriptwriter for this. just too much screen time for everyone but the film doesn't work hard enough to develop character, narrative and a love for the world. it's so easy already because everything's in place: great set, great story, great characters. in the end it just became a bad tiara star vehicle.

that's why i'm so disappointed.