Eiffel I'm in Love

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Eiffel I'm in Love
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Original DVD cover
Directed by Nasri Cheppy
Written byRachmania Arunita
Produced byRaam Soraya
Sunil Soraya
StarringSamuel Rizal
Shandy Aulia
Yogi Finanda
Titi Kamal
Didi Petet
Hilda Arifin
Rianti Cartwright
Helmy Yahya
Edited byDewi S. Alibasah
Sastha Sunu
Music by Melly Goeslaw
Anto Hoed
Production
company
Soraya Intercine Films
Release date
  • November 21, 2003 (2003-11-21)
Running time
262 minutes (extended version)
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Box officeUS$6.4 million

Eiffel I'm in Love is a 2003 Indonesian teen romantic comedy film directed by Nasri Cheppy. The film stars Samuel Rizal and Shandy Aulia as the main characters, the film adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Rachmania Arunita. Other people appearing in the film include Titi Kamal, Helmy Yahya, Didi Petet, and Hilda Arifin.

Contents

The movie won an award for "Most Favorite Movie" and nomination for "Best Movie" at the 2004 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards.

Cast

Plot

Based on the book with the same title, it tells the story about a teenage girl, Tita (Shandy Aulia), who led a perfect life. She had a lovely family, a patient boyfriend and 2 best friends who are always by her side. However, her mother was overly protective towards her and she is not allowed to go out. Her life completely changes when her parents good friend and his son, Adit (Samuel Rizal), came from France to stay with them. Tita was supposed to pick both of them from the airport. However, she waited at the wrong terminal and only realized that when Adit accidentally bumped into her and asked her whether she was the one who supposed to picked him and his father up. Adit was very cold to Tita from the start, however, her parents saw him as a reliable man and trust him to take care of their daughter. Things became worse when Adit told Tita that their parents were planning to forcibly match them as a couple.

Extended version

Eiffel I'm in Love has an extended version, which released a year later and reviews the story in this film in more depth.

Album

Ost. Eiffel I'm in Love [1] [2]
Soundtrack album by
Released 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Language Indonesian
Label Aquarius Musikindo
Producer Anto Hoed
Melly Goeslaw chronology
Ada Apa dengan Cinta?
(2002)
Ost. Eiffel I'm in Love [1] [2]
(2003)
Intuisi
(2005)
Singles from Eiffel I'm in Love: Original Soundtrack
  1. "Pujaanku (Ft. Jimmo)"
  2. "Tak Tahan Lagi"
  3. "Bercintalah Denganku"
Standard edition
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Bercintalah Denganku" ("Love with Me") Melly Goeslaw  
2."Memang Enak" ("Trully Great")Goeslaw 
3."Paling Tidak" ("Mostly Not")Goeslaw 
4."Dalam Hening Hati" ("In the Silence of the Heart")Goeslaw 
5."Pujaanku" ("My Darling")Goeslaw featuring Jimmo 
6."Dunia Milik Berdua" ("The World is Both of Us")Goeslaw 
7."Tak Tahan Lagi" ("Can't Hold Again")Goeslaw 
8."Eiffel... I'm in Love"  
9."Bulan Kedua" ("The Second Month")Goeslaw 
10."Ternyata..." ("Evidently...")Goeslaw and Yann 
11."Kamu" ("You")Goeslaw 

Additional repackaged songs

Repackaged edition
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
12."Dahsyat"Goeslaw 
13."Paling Tidak" (Remix version)Goeslaw 
14."Bulan Kedua" (Remix version)Goeslaw 
15."Bercintalah Denganku" (Acoustic version)Goeslaw 

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientsResult
2004 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards Most Favorite MovieEiffel I'm in LoveWon
Best MovieNominated
Most Favorite ActorSamuel RizalWon
Most Favorite Actress Shandy Aulia Nominated
Best Song in Movie Melly Goeslaw (featuring Jimmo) – "Pujaanku" (Eiffel I'm in Love)Nominated
Best Crying Scene Shandy Aulia Nominated
Best Director Nasri Cheppy Nominated

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