August 25, Saturday:
- “La Casa De La Troya” from Spain ft. Sinosikat and Ignacio Plaza | 3 PM
A young man dead-set on earning his law degree stays in a student dormitory and falls in love with a Galician girl. He decides to propose to her but must first face the wrath of her aunt who intends to destroy the relationship (running time: 162 minutes).
- “I was Born, but…” from Japan ft. Tropical Depression | 7 PM
This story explores the complex relationship between father and son. A little boy and his siblings are ecstatic about their family’s move to the suburbs, only to find out that their father only wanted to live near the director, his superior. The little boy becomes frustrated with his father’s inferiority complex, allowing us a peek into the complex role that pride and honor play in Japanese culture (running time: 91 minutes).
August 26 (Sunday)
- “La Signora Delle Camellie” from Italy ft. Garlic | 4 PM
Inspired by Alexander Dumas’s Camille, it is a love story between a courtesan or “kept” woman named Marguerite Gautier and a young man from the province named Armand Duval. The passion their love ignites is only equalled by the tragedy that soon follows (running time: 43 minutes).
- “Art Talk” with speakers Max Tessier & Raymond Red | 7 PM
Learn about the heritage of Silent Cinema and how this subtle art form began and developed from two established cineastes who are experienced in the critique and creation of silent films.
- “Eternity” & “Pelikula” from the Philippines ft. Diwa De Leon | 7:30 PM
“Eternity,” Raymond Red’s debut film, is set in an unheard of month in the year 2265 in a Philippine provincial town. There or not there, a man is trapped in a recurrent nightmare of bizarre proportions (running time: 25 minutes).
“Pelikula” is described by the festival’s booklet in 5 words: a short, sharp, formalistic shock (running time: 5 minutes).
August 27 (Monday)
- “Safety Last” from the United States of America ft. Radioactive Sago Project | 7 PM
Hailed as one of the great film comedies, this film stars Harold Lloyd, one of the silent film greats alongside Charlie Chaplin. In it, a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the walls of a tall building but circumstances force him to take on his own dare. One of its scenes, that of Lloyd holding on for dear life to the hands of a large clock outside a skyscraper is considered one of the great iconic images from the silent film era.
For ticket reservations, contact:
- Spain: 526-1482 loc. 115 | cultx2mni@cervantes.es
- Japan: 811-6155 to 58 | email@jfmo.org.ph
- Italy: 892-4531 loc. 143 | stage.manila@esteri.it
- Philippines: 817-0978 | kultur.programm@manila.goethe.org
- USA: 301-2556/2553 | Alenzuelarc@state.gov
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