Air Mata Iboe (1941)

Directed by

Njoo Cheong Seng

Country

Dutch East Indies

How it feels

A mother lovingly raises her sons but they later betray her when she becomes poor. This Dutch East Indies film was a musical with a song about the mother's tears.

melodramaticsentimentalmusicalheartbreakingpoignantdatedfamily-centeredtragic

What happens

Air Mata Iboe (Perfected spelling: Air Mata Ibu; Malay for A Mother's Tears) is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) directed and written by Njoo Cheong Seng. Starring Fifi Young, Rd Ismail, Ali Sarosa, and Ali Joego, it followed a mother who raises her children lovingly but is ultimately betrayed by her eldest sons when she falls upon hard times. The film, billed as a musical extravaganza, featured a soundtrack by R Koesbini, and an eponymous title song written by Njoo. The last production completed by Fred Young's Majestic Film Company, Air Mata Iboe was released in December 1941, shortly before the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. This film, now possibly lost, received positive reviews. A remake was produced under the same title in 1957; Young reprised her role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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