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Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising
''Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising'' (Filipino for "when you dream and wake up"), released overseas as ''Moments in a Stolen Dream'', is a 1977 Filipino coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Mike de Leon, with a screenplay by de Leon and Rey Santayana. Set in Baguio, the film stars Christopher de Leon and Hilda Koronel as two young people whose friendship blooms into a complicated romance. The film was made in tribute to de Leon's grandmother, Narcisa de Leon, the matriarch of LVN Pictures, for her centennial. ''Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising'' premiered as an official entry to the 3rd Metro Manila Film Festival. Plot Joey (Christopher de Leon) is an easygoing college student at the University of the Philippines Baguio. He enjoys composing music and jamming with his friends. Underneath the surface, however, he is quietly struggling with the death of his girlfriend and is at odds with the professional path his father wants for him. One day, he meets Anna (Hilda Koronel), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Lelouch
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical acclaim for his 1966 romantic melodrama film '' A Man and A Woman''. At the 39th Academy Awards in 1967, ''A Man and a Woman'' won Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. Lelouch was also nominated for Best Director. While his films have gained him international recognition since the 1960s, Lelouch's methods and style of film are known for attracting criticism. Life and career Lelouch was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to Charlotte (née Abeilard) and Simon Lelouch. His father was born to an Algerian Jewish family while his mother was a convert to Judaism. Lelouch says that his first contact with cinema was very young: "My mother hid me in movie theaters when I was little. We were wanted by the Gestapo. .. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temptation Island (1980 Film)
''Temptation Island'' is a 1980 Filipino film directed by Joey Gosiengfiao starring four beauty contest winners: Azenith Briones (Miss Photogenic, Mutya ng Pilipinas 1975), Jennifer Cortez (Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1978), Bambi Arambulo (Miss Maja Pilipinas 1977) and Dina Bonnevie (1st Runner-up, Miss Magnolia 1979). Written by Toto Belano, the film is about a group of beauty contest finalists stranded in a desert island without food, water and shelter. It was re-released in 2008 at the Festival Paris Cinéma together with a retrospective on Gosiengfiao. Plot The film focuses on four young ladies from different social backgrounds, each of them, for their own various reasons, enlists in the fictional "Miss Manila Sunshine Beauty Pageant". The first of which is Dina (Bonnevie), a college student who entered the contest in order to earn independence from her family and buy her own car. Next is spoiled, rich socialite, Suzanne (Cortez), whose every whim is attended to by her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Gosiengfiao
Joey Gosiengfiao (March 15, 1941 – March 16, 2007) was a Filipino movie director, well known for the campy box-office hits he directed. Early life He was born Jose Gosiengfiao on March 15, 1941, in Manila. He finished his studies at University of the East. Career Joey was best known for the sexy, campy box-office hits he directed for Regal Films in the 1970s and 1980s: ''Temptation Island'', ''Underage'', ''Bomba Star'', ''Katorse'', ''14 Going Steady'', among others. His films launched the likes of Dina Bonnevie, Maricel Soriano and Gretchen Barretto to full stardom and discovered established actors like Albert Martinez, Al Tantay, and Orestes Ojeda. In recent years, he had worked as publicist for Regal Films. Some of his other works as a director were the ''Rape of Virginia P.'' (1989), ''Bomba Star'' (1980), and ''Nympha'' (1980). Apart from his directorial success, Gosiengfiao is also known for his craft as a supervising producer for films like ''Pila Balde'' (1999), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Philippines Diliman
, image = University of The Philippines seal.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = Official Logo of UP Diliman , motto = Honor and Excellence , established = February 12, 1949 , type = National state university, Research institute, research university , academic_affiliations = *Association of Pacific Rim Universities *Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning *ASEAN European Academic University Network *ASEAN University Network , endowment = , budget = , chancellor = Fidel Nemenzo , president = Angelo Jimenez , faculty = 1,600 (2019) , administrative_staff = , students = 26,164 (2019) , undergrad = 14,039 (2019) , postgrad = 10,626 (2019) , other = 1,499 Basic education (2019) , city = Diliman, Quezon City , country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INQUIRER
Inquirer or The Inquirer may refer to: *''The Inquirer'', a British technology news website * ''The Inquirer'' (Liberia), a Liberian newspaper * ''The Inquirer'' (Perth) a newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, between 1840 and 1855 *''The Inquirer'', a British Unitarianism magazine that has been published since 1842 *''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', an American newspaper *''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', a Filipino newspaper *'' Radyo Inquirer'', a Filipino AM Radio Station *''The New York Daily Inquirer'', a fictional newspaper in the film ''Citizen Kane'' *''The St. Louis Inquirer'', a fictional newspaper in the film ''Citizen Kane'' *''The Indianapolis Daily Inquirer'', a fictional newspaper in the film ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' *''The US Inquirer'', an American newspaper See also *Enquirer (other) Enquirer or The Enquirer may refer to: *'' National Enquirer'', an American supermarket tabloid newspaper * ''National Enquirer'' (1836), an American abolition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila In The Claws Of Light
''Manila in the Claws of Light'' ( tl, Maynila, sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag) is a 1975 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka based on the story '' In the Claws of Brightness'' by Edgardo M. Reyes. It is considered by many as one of the greatest films in Filipino cinema. It tells the story of Júlio Madiaga, a young man from the province of Marinduque who arrives in Manila for a mission to find his lover Ligaya. While making plans for his mission, he has to survive the conditions in the capital city, contending with issues like crime and prostitution. It stars Hilda Koronel, Lou Salvador, Jr., Tommy Abuel, and in his film debut, Rafael Roco, Jr. The cinematography of the film was handled by Miguel de Leon and the editing was handled by brothers Edgardo and Ike Jarlego. Plot Julio Madiaga is a young man from the island of Marinduque who arrives in Manila in 1970. From time to time, Julio passes by the corner of Ongpin and Misericordia, as he stares at a peculiar building f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Brocka
Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy. He directed landmark films such as '' Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang'' (1974), '' Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag'' (1975), '' Insiang'' (1976), '' Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim'' (1984), and '' Orapronobis'' (1989). After his death in a car accident in 1991, he was posthumously given the National Artist of the Philippines for Film award for "having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts." In 2018, Brocka was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryknoll College
Miriam College ( fil, Dalubhasaang Miriam) is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and are enriched by a wide range of national, regional, and international linkages. Although primarily a women’s school, its pre-elementary, graduate, adult education, and deaf education programs accept male students. History The history of Miriam College dates back to 1926 when Archbishop of Manila Michael J. O'Doherty requested the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic of Ossning, New York to initiate a teacher-training program for women in the Philippines. In an old remodeled Augustinian convent in Malabon, the Malabon Normal School was established. The school moved several times until 1953, when was officially renamed to Maryknoll College, and permanently se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giliw Ko
''Giliw Ko'' (''My Love'') is a 1939 Filipino film. A musical romance, ''Giliw Ko'' had a radio theme, and was the first production of the Filipino company, LVN Pictures. The restored film is notable for being a gift from Australia to the Filipino people to commemorate 100 years of independence. It was directed and written by Carlos Vander Tolosa, and starred Mila del Sol, Fernando Poe, Sr., Ely Ramos and Fleur de Lis. The film made a milestone by being the first to show a woman in a bathing suit worn by Fleur de Lis. Synopsis The film tells the tale of Guia, a country girl played by Mila del Sol, who begins to sing American songs on the radio, after being infatuated with images of Hollywood and the attention lavished on her by the son of the wealthy hacienda owner. Actor Ely Ramos plays the son who is also the bandleader of the orchestra. She finds fame and moves to Manila. Eventually, she becomes disillusioned, and returns to the province, singing Filipino music. She also retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR; ilo, Rehion/Deppaar Administratibo ti Kordiliera; fil, Rehiyong Pampangasiwaan ng Cordillera), also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera (), is an administrative region in the Philippines, situated within the island of Luzon. It is the only landlocked region in the insular country, bordered by the Ilocos Region to the west and southwest, and by the Cagayan Valley Region to the north, east, and southeast. It is the least populous region in the Philippines, with a population less than that of the city of Manila. The region comprises six provinces: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province. The regional center is the highly urbanized city of Baguio. The region was officially created on July 15, 1987, and covers most of the Cordillera Mountain Range of Luzon and is home to numerous ethnic peoples. The Nueva Vizcaya province has a majority of Igorot population, but was placed by the American colonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
