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Considered by many as one of the greatest films of Filipino cinema, the film follows Julio, a fisherman from a poor area, who descends into social alienation, as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the novel "In the Claws of Brightness" by Edgardo M. Reyes. Edit Translation

  • English
  • Română
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • dansk
  • Country: Philippines
  • Type: Movie
  • Release Date: Jul 16, 1975
  • Duration: 2 hr. 5 min.
  • Score: 8.3 (scored by 27 users)
  • Ranked: #72773
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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jiritwist
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Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
"Best Filipino Movie Ever". Well, in my opinion, it no longer applies. Yes, I can include it among the better films of this country, so much tested in the past by the immense poverty that was already sown by the Spanish colonizers of the time and perfected by the Americans. On the other hand, this country is the only island of Christianity in the sea of Buddhism, Taoism and Islam that is coming from the south, many inhabitants have parts of words or whole Spanish words in their names and speak completely differently than the surrounding countries, including the fact that they speak a second language after filipino and tagalog is filipino english. The film gave me a lot, but it has already shown the ravages of time. What I appreciate most is the conveyance of that time, poverty, lack of law and crime, solid acting. The story isn't bad either. It is worse with the feeling itself, the perception of the whole story, because I only had a very bad copy at my disposal, otherwise it would certainly be much deeper.
So goodbye, Julio and Ligayo (the actors of the main characters are still alive today).



"Nejlepší filipínský film všech dob". Tak to už dle mě dávno neplatí. Ano, mohu jej zařadit mezi ty lepší filmy této země, tolik v minulosti zkoušené nesmírnou chudobou, kterou už zaseli tehdejší španělští kolonizátoři a dokonali Američané. Na druhé straně ale tento stát je jediným ostrovem křesťanství v moři buddhismu, taoismu a z jihu se ne něj valícího islámu, mnozí obyvatelé mají ve svých jménech slovní části a nebo celá slova španělská a mluví úplně jinak, než okolní země včetně toho, že druhým jazykem po filipínštině a tagalogštině je filipínská angličtina. Film mi dal hodně, ale už se na něm projevil zub času. Nejvíce si vážím zprostředkování tehdejší doby, chudoby, nedostatku práva a zločinnosti, solidních hereckých výkonů. Příběh také není špatný. Horší je to se samotným pocitem, vnímáním celého příběhu, neboť jsem měl k dispozici jen velmi špatnou kopii, jinak by byl jistě daleko hlubší.
Tak sbohem, Julio a Ligayo (herci hlavních postav dodnes žijí).

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  • Movie: Manila in the Claws of Light
  • Country: Philippines
  • Release Date: Jul 16, 1975
  • Duration: 2 hr. 5 min.
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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  • Score: 8.3 (scored by 27 users)
  • Ranked: #72773
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Watchers: 75

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