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Philippine Cinema

By: scorpio​rising

my personal favorite Filipino films:
Insiang (Lino Brocka, 1976)
The Perfumed Nightmare (Kidlat Tahimik, 1977)
Turumba (Kidlat Tahimik, 1981)
Batch ’81 (Mike de Leon, 1982)
Himala (Ishmael Bernal, 1982)
Batang West Side (Lav Diaz, 2001)
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos) (Raya Martin, 2005)
Death in the Land of Encantos (Lav Diaz, 2007)
Imburnal (Sherad Anthony Sanchez, 2008)
Melancholia (Lav Diaz, 2008)
Now Showing (Raya Martin, 2008)

Notable Directors:
Lino Brocka
Ishmael Bernal
Mike de Leon
Mario O’Hara
Kidlat Tahimik
Lav Diaz
Khavn de la Cruz
Raya Martin
John Torres
Brillante Mendoza
Auraeus Solito
Sherad Anthony Sanchez

 

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15Jul12

Maybe you can help me out is this the film from 1983 http://www.amazon.com/An-Affair-Relasyon-Vilma-Santos/dp/B000BITVBK I was just thinking of a blind buy.

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CGI Baby

13Jan12

where is gerardo de leon, man?

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adrianmendizabal

25Jun11

wow andito ang Taxicab! XD winner tlg si archie! hmm... parang kelangan din ng BASAL BANAR ni Aureus dito. its one heck of a documentary.

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Falderal

23May11

As an outsider trying to get into Philippine cinema, but without a clue as to where to go after Lav Diaz this list is absolutely invaluable. My favourite on site right now.

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