Maynila, sa mga kuko ng liwanag = Manila, in the claws of light / Mula SA Cinema Artists ; screenplay, Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr. ; prodyuser, Severino Manotok Jr., Miguel De Leon ; direksiyon, Lino Brocka.
Edition:
Two-DVD special edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 insert
Container of (work): Manila, a filipino film (Motion picture) Container of (work): Signed, Lino Brocka (Motion picture)
Notes:
Title from title frame. Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador, Jr., Tommy Abuel, Rafael Roco, Jr., Jojo Abella, Lily Gamboa-Mendoza. Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. Based on the novel Sa mga kuko ng liwanag by Edgardo Ryes. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features include intro by Martin Scorsese, featurettes, making of documentary, Manila a filipino film; film about the director, Signed, Lion Brocka, interviews, essay.
"Julio Madiaga, a simple fisherman from the province, travels to Manila to find Ligaya, the woman he loves, after she went away with a mysterious woman promising a better future in the City. When he arrives, he becomes immersed in the city lifestyle and gets involved with its inhabitants experiencing extreme poverty, hard luck, and the overbearing need to grind for daily sustention. While Julio relentlessly searches for Ligaya, the city changes him little by little, becoming like an animal doomed to live only for survival in a wild jungle with no way out"--IMDb.
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