Brilio.net - The Starvision production house is again working on a new film in the romance genre. This time, his new film is adapted from the best-selling novel by Ika Natassa entitled The Architecture of Love (TAOL). This time Starvision also collaborated with Karuna Pictures, Legacy Pictures, and Teddy Soeriaatmadja as director.
This film stars two talented actors and winners of the FFI Citra Cup, namely Nicholas Saputra and Putri Marino. Apart from the two, there are also Arifin Putra, Omar Daniel, Jerome Kurnia, Jihane Almira, Lydia Kandou, Willem Bevers, Imelda Therinne, Refal Hady, and many more. The acting of the actors and actresses in this will stir the hearts of the audience with a story full of dynamics.
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The film The Architecture of Love tells the story of Raia, played by Putri Marino, and River, played by Nicholas Saputra. In his loneliness and despair as a best-selling author who was no longer able to write, Raia decided to fly to New York to pursue inspiration.
This city brings him together with River, a mysterious architect from Jakarta. Unexpectedly, this meeting became the beginning of a secret friendship between the two, even though there was a time bomb that could explode at any time. River and Raia both have trauma in the past. They can heal each other but they can also hurt each other.
The film The Architecture of Love is also the universe of the film Critical Eleven by Ika Natassa which was also produced by Starvision with Legacy Pictures. Meanwhile, the TAOL film script was also written directly by Ika Natassa together with Alim Sudio.
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"The film TAOL will warm the hearts of Indonesian audiences through a romance filled with a sea of emotions from Raia and River. Viewers will be invited to follow the dynamics that occur between two souls who are actually both experiencing trauma from loneliness in New York City," said the film's producer. Architecture of Love, Chand Parwez Servia.
Furthermore, Chand Parwez also hopes that the TAOL film can provide entertainment that stirs the emotions of the audience from the stunning acting of Nicholas Saputra and Putri Marino . Director Teddy Soeriaatmadja added that the presence of Nicholas Saputra and Putri Marino on one screen was a special moment.
Both of them were able to translate two characters from the story in the scenario with Teddy's direction. Apart from that, Teddy also said that the TAOL film was a collaborative work between filmmakers from two countries.
"Nicholas and Putri is special. It is even more special because this film is a collaborative work of the Indonesian film crew and the American crew to create a world in the film TAOL that is romantic and bittersweet through the architectural landscape of New York," said the director of The Architecture of Love, Teddy Soeriaatmadja .
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Meanwhile, writer Ika Natassa, who was involved from the beginning of the story development until the end of the film production, said she couldn't wait to show the film The Architecture of Love to Indonesian audiences. The actors in this film are the cast that Ika Natassa dreams of.
"This TAOL film really exceeded my expectations. The duet between Nicholas Saputra and Putri Marino here is truly magical. After being stirred while following the storyline scene by scene, a feeling of warmth and longing arose in my heart to quickly watch it again , that's what I feel. It's like falling in love, this film makes me nostalgic and addictive," said Ika Natassa.
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Nicholas Saputra, who also has an educational background in architecture, said that his role as River in the film TAOL still refers to the characterization in the scenario and also the characters in the world of the story.
"River is a complex character because he has gone through big emotional experiences in his life. Through the scenario that brings his story to life, I was really helped by Teddy Soeriaatmadja's direction to be able to bring River to life on screen. And together with Putri Marino, of course the experience made me learn about "There are many new things. A talented figure with good acting qualities and work ethic, helped me a lot in playing River," said Nicholas Saputra.
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Raia's character, Putri Marino, who also read the book The Architecture of Love, felt nervous when she played the character whose story she was following. However, he also felt happy because the film The Architecture of Love gave him a warm feeling after watching it.
"Seeing these two human characters, Raia and River, can grow and become real on the big screen, makes me nervous but at the same time emotional. The film TAOL will provide warmth for anyone who watches it," added Putri.
The film The Architecture of Love will warm the hearts of audiences starting April 30 2024 in all Indonesian cinemas. Keep up to date with the latest information about the film The Architecture of Love on the official Instagram accounts @filmtaol, @starvisionplus, @legacy.pictures, and the TikTok@starvisionofficial account.