El filibusterismo (1962 film)

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El filibusterismo
Directed byGerardo de León
Screenplay by
Based onEl filibusterismo
by José Rizal
Produced byAntonio R. Riva
Starring
CinematographyMike Accion
Edited byTeofilo de Leon
Music byTito Arevalo
Production
company
Arriva-Bayanihan Productions
Release date
  • March 30, 1962 (1962-03-30)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog

El filibusterismo is a 1962

Noli Me Tángere, and stars Pancho Magalona, Charito Solis, Teody Belarmino, Edita Vital, Ben Perez, Carlos Padilla Jr., Lourdes Medel, Robert Arevalo
, and Oscar Keesee. The film was released on March 30, 1962.

El filibusterismo won seven FAMAS Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Alongside its predecessor, the film is now considered a classic in Philippine cinema.[1][2]

Plot

13 years after the events of

Noli Me Tángere
, Crisostomo Ibarra returns to the Philippines with the new persona of a jeweller named Simoun. Disillusioned at the possibilities for peaceful reform within the system, he plots to spark an uprising in his country through violent means and in the process save his love Maria Clara from the convent.

Cast

  • Simoun / Crisostomo Ibarra
  • Charito Solis as Juli
  • Teody Belarmino
  • Edita Vital as Maria Clara
  • Ben Perez as Kabesang Tales
  • Carlos Padilla Jr. as Isagani
  • Lourdes Medel as Paulita
  • Robert Arevalo as Basilio
  • Oscar Keesee as Father Camorra
  • Ramon D'Salva
  • Joseph de Cordova as Father Florentino
  • Paquito Diaz
  • Boy Francisco
  • Alfonso Carvajal
  • Jose Garcia
  • Nello Nayo
  • Patrino Carvajal
  • Jerry Pons as Juanito
  • Francisco Cruz
  • Paquito Salcedo as Kapitan Tiago
  • Dadang Ortega
  • Felisa Salcedo
  • Primo Yumol
  • Tommy Nepomuceno
  • Quiel Mendoza
  • Manny Ojeda
  • Fred Ramirez
  • Turing Ramirez
  • Johnny Fernandez

Subsequent screenings

El filibusterismo was screened in 1981 as part of the Philippine Cinema Panorama section of the 3rd Three Continents Festival in Nantes, France.[3]

In February 2014, the film was screened at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in celebration of Gerardo de León's centenary.[4]

Accolades

Group Category Name Result
FAMAS Awards Best Picture El filibusterismo[5] Won
Best Director Gerardo de León[5] Won
Best Screenplay Gerardo de León, Adrian Cristobal, and Jose Flores Sibal[5] Won
Best Story José Rizal Won
Best Cinematography Mike Accion[5] Won
Best Film Score Tito Arevalo[5] Won
Best Sound Luis Reyes[5] Won

References

  1. ISBN 981-05-3185-0
    . Retrieved April 8, 2021. ... Noli Me Tangere (1961) and "El Filibusterismo" (The Filibuster, 1962) are definitive adaptations of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal's novels.
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle (July 25, 2016). "Did you know: 35th death anniv of NA for Cinema Gerry de Leon". Inquirer News. INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "1981 > Panorama du cinema philippin". Festival des 3 Continents (in French). Les 3 Continents. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Dolor, Danny (January 12, 2014). "The Rizal films of Gerardo de Leon". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7864-3047-5
    . Retrieved April 9, 2021.

External links
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