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Newly Restored: Lino Brocka, MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT
Presented by Austin Film Society at AFS Cinema, Austin TX
Lino Brocka’s social-realist and film noir treatment of 1970s Manila. “Seeing this film is to be burned by a flame that never goes out.” – Pierre Rissient
Director Lino Brocka remains the Philippines most celebrated name in cinema in the 20th century, but beyond his work as a director, Brocka was an outspoken political activist who saw political cronyism and corruption as condemning the country’s most vulnerable to their demise. MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT takes aim directly at the political establishment and their blind eye to the people, but through the lens of effective genre storytelling: Brocka employs the narrative structures of film ... view more »
Director Lino Brocka remains the Philippines most celebrated name in cinema in the 20th century, but beyond his work as a director, Brocka was an outspoken political activist who saw political cronyism and corruption as condemning the country’s most vulnerable to their demise. MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT takes aim directly at the political establishment and their blind eye to the people, but through the lens of effective genre storytelling: Brocka employs the narrative structures of film noir to set his tale of a country mouse who heads to Manila to chase his true love, only to be caught up in the city’s dark side.
Directed by Lino Brocka
Philippines, 1975, 2h 5min, DCP, In Filipino with English Subtitles
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