Country: Philippines
Directed by Lamberto Avellana
Too commercial, with weak plot, directed without much inspiration, with an ending full of 'moral'messages, this movie normally had to be out of this list. However, is something original on these dark neo-realistic images of human despair in the post war Manila that are depicted on the film. The young couple , a prostitute and an ex-soldier, is trying hard to survive, together with hundreds other people who live in a slum, under a ruined from the bombs cathedral. Even I watched the film without English subtitles , so without to understand the dialogues, I could see some quality and power to this film and a lot of memorable scenes. Moreover, is part of an era of a national cinematography that is very rarely represented. So, I decided to include it even if is far from be something great
You can watch the full movie here without subtitles : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUsnV44ZnNg
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