Product Details

• Actors: Sakurta H. Ginting, Putri Mulia, Raisa Pramesi
• Directors: Garin Nugroho
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001DYRL86
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,158 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review
A gentle comedy of hopes and absences, Indonesian director Garin Nugroho's latest film is a touching meditation on the idea that everyday expressions of love form the true basis of religious spirit and community . . . Nugroho weaves their stories into the hopes and frustrations of other characters in the market -- a lovingly crafted studio set -- giving his realistic fairy tale a rich sense of lives interconnected, and a world where even the smallest gestures of affection can bring welcome grace. --Steve Mockus, San Francisco International Film Festival

Product Description
Set in a sprawling slum of Jakarta, several interwoven stories are revealed through the eyes of three Jakarta children. OF LOVE AND EGGS blends humor with insight into complex social issues relating to family, faith and romantic love.

Ramadan, the month of fasting and prayer, is at an end, and everyone in the market is preparing for Lebaran, the Holidays. Most Indonesians travel to visit family for Lebaran, leaving their jobs in the cities to return their home villages. However, for the children of the marketplace, the holidays could be hardest: a carrier pigeon lands in a stationer's stall, ruining the greeting cards set out for display; a prayer rug disappears while the little girl sleeps; and the relationship between the boy and his brother grows tense. But during Lebaran, nothing is truly lost.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Family, Faith and Romantic Love, November 29, 2008

By	Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

"Of Love and Eggs"

Family, Faith and Romantic Love

Amos Lassen

First Run Features brings us a new film directed by one of the leading Asian directors, Garin Nugroho. "Of Love and Eggs" is composed of several interwoven stories that deal with family, faith and romantic love centered around the Muslim section of Jakarta, Indonesia during the Islam holiday of Lebaran. The stories are told to us through the eyes of three children and it is concerned with religious, cultural and generational differences.
There is a great deal of insight here as we watch the end of the holiday of Ramadan and the preparations for Labaran. This is a difficult holiday for children as many Indonesians return to their home villages for the celebrations but the poorer families cannot afford to do so.
The film is an interesting look at Indonesian life and religion and we see the coming together of sex, politics, and all aspects of life. The reactions of the people are shown with great subtlety and we get a rare look at a place that we do not often see.