Blessings of the Land
Biyaya ng Lupa | |
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ABS-CBN Film Productions (restored version) | |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
Blessings of the Land (
The film is a
Plot
Maria and Jose begin their
Jose's son, Arturo, goes to
A
Cast
- Rosa Rosal[4] as Maria
- Leroy Salvador as Miguel
- Tony Santos, Sr.(as Tony Santos) as Jose
- Carmencita Abad as Gloria
- Carlos Padilla, Jr.as Arturo
- Marita Zobel as Angelita
- Joseph de Cordova as Bruno
- Danilo Jurado as Lito
- Carmen Del Ocampo
- Miguel Lopez
- Mario Roldan
- Tony Dantes
- Jerry Reyes
- Mila Ocampo as Choleng
- Pedro Faustino
Production
The film was shot in the province of Laguna.[5] Though the shooting schedule was "rigorous", the film crew managed to set up a fiesta in the province for Narcisa de León, cofounder of LVN Pictures, in celebration of her birthday on October 29, 1959.[5]
Release
Blessings of the Land was released in Philippine theaters on December 16, 1959.
Digital restoration
The film was digitally scanned and restored by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project in 2019. The restoration began with the digital scanning of frames in 4K resolution using the 35mm print as its source material. The 35mm print was stored at the ABS-CBN Film Archives and compiled under the collection of the majority of LVN Pictures' library. The film was restored in 2K resolution and took 70 hours to eliminate image impairments (including scratches and unstable images) successfully. The restoration team also adjusted the film's color and brightness in order to make it closely identical to the original form.[6]
The digitally scanned and restored 4K high definition version was first premiered on television on May 26, 2019, 9:00PM through ABS-CBN's movie channel for cable television, Cinema One.[7] It was also premiered theatrically on October 17, 2019, as part of Centennial Classics exhibition for the QCinema International Film Festival with the attendance of the two original lead stars Rosa Rosal and Marita Zobel, as well as the representatives of the film's staff and cast members who had previously died or were unable to attend, including actress-singer Zsa Zsa Padilla and her daughter Zia Quizon (representing their father and grandfather, respectively), Rap Fernandez (representing his uncle), the family of Tony Santos Sr., and Toni Rose Gayda (Rosa Rosal's daughter).[8][9]
On October 1, 2020, the restored version of the film was live streamed on the social networking site Facebook by ABS-CBN Film Restoration (also known as Sagip Pelikula).[10][11]
Accolades
Year | Group | Category | Recipient | Result |
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1960 | Asian Film Festival[3] | Best Supporting Actor | Leroy Salvador | Won |
Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear for Best Film | Nominated | ||
FAMAS Awards
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Best Picture | Won | ||
Best Original Story | Celso Al. Carunungan | Won | ||
Best Actor | Leroy Salvador | Nominated | ||
Tony Santos | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Rosa Rosal | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Marita Zobel | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Manuel Silos | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Celso Al. Carunungan Pablo Naval |
Nominated | ||
Best Editing | Enrique Jarlego | Nominated | ||
Best Musical Score | Juan Silos Jr. | Nominated | ||
Best Sound Engineering | Manuel Silos | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Pavlides, Dan. Biyaya Ng Lupa (1965), Alternate Title: Blessings of the Land, movies,nytimes.com
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Blessings of the Land". imdb.com. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Biyaya ng Lupa (Blessings of the Land), kabayancentral.com
- ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (September 11, 2008). "Indie filmmakers pay tribute to movie legend Rosa Rosal". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Stars are private citizens too". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 3, 1959. p. 7-B.
- Facebook, Inc.Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Abellon, Bam (May 23, 2019). "The classic film 'Biyaya ng Lupa' is coming to CinemaOne, freshly scanned". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "QCinema International Film Festival – 2019 Lineup". Asian Film Festivals. September 25, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- Facebook, Inc.Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- Facebook, Inc. Archivedfrom the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Bose, Swapnil Dhruv (January 26, 2021). "A guide to Filipino cinema: 10 essential films from the Philippines". Far Out Magazine UK. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
External links
- Blessings of the Land at IMDb