Under The Banyan Tree: Open Air Cinema

Bujang Lapok / Old Bachelor
Dir: P. Ramlee
1957 / Singapore / 105 min / Rating PG
(in Malay with English subtitles)

One of the most popular and well-remembered films of P. Ramlee, this is the first of four Bujang Lapok adventures that features the famous trio – P. Ramlee, S. Shamsudin and Aziz Sattar. The comedy tells the story of finding and surviving love in a small kampong (village). The trio, with their unique brand of humour and bungling antics, also has to deal with the rapid social development of Singapore in the 1950s. This film is perfect testominy as to why P.Ramlee is so revered not only as an actor and comedian, but also as a musician. The beautiful theme song for Bujang Lapok is written by him and this same song is also featured in the Film Gallery of the National Museum of Singapore in a special edited centerpiece project on three screens.

Madu Tiga / Rivals Three
Dir: P. Ramlee
1964 / Singapore /100 min / Rating TBC
(in Malay with English subtitles)

P. Ramlee takes a hilarious dig at polygamy in Madu Tiga (Rivals Three). Jamal (P. Ramlee) takes three wives without one knowing the other’s existence. Together with his father-in-law’s approval and help, he delicately juggles his marriage(s) with ingenious lies, but as luck will have it the three women become friends after a chance meeting at the salon. Jamal’s ‘three-way tango’ gets discovered and his wives gang up to teach him a lesson he will never forget. Will Jamal survive the wrath of his three wives? This gem of a comedy won the Best Comedy Award in the 11th Asian Film Festival in Taipei.

WHEN

Sat, 13 October '07, 8.00pm
Please be informed that the special screenings of Bujang Lapok and Madu Tiga have been rescheduled to Year 2008.

WHERE

Stamford Garden

ADMISSION FEE

Free