Ishmael Bernal

Ishmael Bernal

出生 : 1938-09-30, Manila, Philippines

死亡 : 1996-06-02

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Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Bernal considered himself a womens' liberationist director and admitted that it was part of his interest to tackle issues affecting women. A significant part of his work is stories about and for women.

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Himala Ngayon
A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest Asian films of all time. The revelations about the theory of "Who killed Elsa?" will be answered and also, the impact of the film to the Filipino culture and society.
Streetsmart
Director
The first team-up of Richard Gomez and Carmina Villaruel, playing Ardo and Rosel in this action flick, which is at the same time Ishmael Bernal's last film that is an attack on the religious establishment. Together, they become a part of Manila's petty underworld. After all the ordeals they encounter, they realize that they lost their innocence as they brush with evil and corruption. But they still survive the ordeal and make a new life somewhere else.
Mahal Kita Walang Iba
Director
Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, and Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, fall in love.
On Borrowed Time
Director
A determined single parent, she manages to raise a child while remaining successful in her career as an advertising executive. Everything in her life seems to go well until she is diagnosed with a terminal disease. For her son’s sake, and without revealing her condition, she is forced to resolve her most important life relations: rekindling first her connections with her parents, and then with the very man who fathered her son.
Nagbabagang Luha
Director
A scheme of two sisters fell through when the one falls for the other's estranged husband.
Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa
Director
It is a story of Angeli (Maricel Soriano), an orphan girl raised by a wealthy widower, Diony (Eddie Garcia). Angeli's hardships as a child left her to be a possesive and selfish woman. Diony has an only son, Efraim (Gabby Concepcion). Angeli adores Efraim since childhood. Efraim and his dad have made Angeli the apple of their eyes. Santina (Lorna Tolentino) comes later in the picture and leaves Angeli vying head to head for the attention of his dad and the man he loves. Will Angeli win over Santina's delicate charm? Or will she be forced to accept where she really came from? Will Efraim pick Angeli over Santina?
Working Girls 2
Director
In this sequel, which assumes a more political bent, are blue-collar workers, salesladies, and common laborers.
The Graduates
Director
Life unfolds into the different young men and women coming off fresh out of college.
Hinugot sa Langit
Director
A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants.
Gamitin Mo Ako
Director
A movie that touches the heart, pleases the eye, satisfies the mind....
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Director
Shake, Rattle and Roll is the first of the popular series of Filipino horror movies composed of three episodes. 'Baso' talks about the adventure of three friends who performed Spirit of the Glass and discovered the tale of a tragic love triangle. 'Pridyider' revolves around a refrigerator that seemed to be "alive". 'Manananggal' is about a teenager who courts a barrio lass without his knowledge that this lass is a monster. She eventually causes chaos to his family.
Working Girls
Director
Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Self
Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.
Broken Marriage
Director
Trapped in a world of hectic schedules, pressure, and little time for each other, married couple Ellen and Rene decide to have a temporary separation.
Himala
Director
When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their own beliefs and values. Soon, Elsa is healing people with a variety of ailments. As word of this phenomenon spreads, tourists, pilgrims, patients and a documentary filmmaker all arrive on a quest to partake in the miracle.
Hindi Kita Malimot
Director
Celia, a daughter of a housekeeper of the Regattas, finds an unknown man- Edwin - in one of their huts. As she helps the man, the two grew close to each other and fell in love. However, they must first solve their problems: Celia must obtain her father's properties while Edwin must clear his name's bad reputation.
The Affair
Story
In a time in the Philippines when the concept of divorce does not exist, a young woman has an affair with a married man. Eventually, they move in together, and that is when the problems start.
The Affair
Director
In a time in the Philippines when the concept of divorce does not exist, a young woman has an affair with a married man. Eventually, they move in together, and that is when the problems start.
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
Story
A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth.
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
Screenplay
A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth.
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
Director
A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth.
Galawgaw
Screenplay
The life of tomboy tricycle driver Olga gets thrown for a loop when she collides with the rich Truman, who then makes it his mission to win her heart.
Galawgaw
Director
The life of tomboy tricycle driver Olga gets thrown for a loop when she collides with the rich Truman, who then makes it his mission to win her heart.
Pabling
Director
A playboy meets his match in a sassy girl.
Bilibid Boys
Director
The movie portrays wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary.
Manila by Night
Writer
The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution.
Manila by Night
Director
The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution.
Vein Wound
Director
A provincial son who just finished law school embarked on becoming a successful man, even if it means leaving behind his former life and seducing a woman beyond his means.
Girlfriend
Story
A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist.
Girlfriend
Director
A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist.
Good Morning, Sunshine
Director
This musical-drama revolves around a widower who lived in the US with his only daughter. They returned to the Philippines, where his late wife grew up.
Pleasure
Story
Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.
Pleasure
Director
Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.
Salawahan
Director
A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.
Annie Batungbakal
The story of Annie Batungbakal, who dances in a disco bar.
Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?
Director
This drama offers a rare chance to compare the styles of two major Filipino filmmakers. The first episode is about a chance encounter between a spirited ex-nun and a dispirited architect played by Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon. The second episode from his own screenplay, tells the story of another chance encounter this time between Solly and Chris, two former lovers.
Menor de Edad
Director
Secret muna.
Boy Kodyak
Director
Boy Kodyak is detective Teo Rosa, a young plainclothesman still embued with idealism. When he finds out that a small-time punk named Rogel is fighting the syndicate, he decides to track him down, both to arrest and to support.
Ikaw ay Akin
Story
Horticulturist Teresita and Rex, a skydiving enthusiast and passenger jeep manufacturer, have been together for five years. Rex then meets the vivacious but fidgety Sandra, who is obviously smitten with him. Rex is then unsettles by his conflicting feelings for the two.
Ikaw ay Akin
Director
Horticulturist Teresita and Rex, a skydiving enthusiast and passenger jeep manufacturer, have been together for five years. Rex then meets the vivacious but fidgety Sandra, who is obviously smitten with him. Rex is then unsettles by his conflicting feelings for the two.
Lagi na Lamang Ba Akong Babae?
Director
Virginal Ninay becomes a woman as an object of desire for liberation, but she's confused about her gender.
Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin
Director
A story between two women sharing the same man.
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
Screenplay
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw focuses on two strong-willed women, Matilde and Binyang, who clawed themselves up, in almost simultaneous and parallel ascent to the good life. Set in Sampaloc, Manila in the 60s, the women's lives intertwine in their rivalry over Amando, scion of rags-to-riches neighbor gigolo, Leo.
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
Director
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw focuses on two strong-willed women, Matilde and Binyang, who clawed themselves up, in almost simultaneous and parallel ascent to the good life. Set in Sampaloc, Manila in the 60s, the women's lives intertwine in their rivalry over Amando, scion of rags-to-riches neighbor gigolo, Leo.
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
Story
A fashion model is torn between two men: her young boyfriend who is a self-centered fashion model and an older married man who is estranged from his domineering wife.
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
Screenplay
A fashion model is torn between two men: her young boyfriend who is a self-centered fashion model and an older married man who is estranged from his domineering wife.
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
Director
A fashion model is torn between two men: her young boyfriend who is a self-centered fashion model and an older married man who is estranged from his domineering wife.
Tisoy!
Director
Tisoy is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour the immaculately clean Metro Manila as well as reunite with his high school sweetheart.
Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa
Director
A woman recently separated from her politician husband has an affair with a male friend.
Nunal sa Tubig
Director
Ferry owner Benjamin has a regular passenger, Chedeng, who is studying to become a midwife. Chedeng has a friend and neighbour, Maria, and without either of them knowing about it they both have a relationship with Benjamin. When Mary finds out she’s pregnant, things get difficult.
Ligaw na Bulaklak
Director
An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school principal, played by Anita Linda. An aging gardener takes her in to try to protect her from the harsh world, though secretly, he too lusts after the young girl, in spite of his impotence cause by the war. She goes to school, where morality and empty platitudes are mouthed, but the attempts at life's lessons are foiled by the realities of the cabaret world. While the school and the gardener try to protect her innocence, the young girl is lured by the temptation of the worldly cabaret, and her womanhood is awakened.
Scotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to Forget
Director
A lost film from Ishmael Bernal, originally released in 1976.
Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
Screenplay
Amy must choose between two men, Vic, her ex-husband who suddenly disappeared, or William, her present husband who can provide everything she needs.
Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
Director
Amy must choose between two men, Vic, her ex-husband who suddenly disappeared, or William, her present husband who can provide everything she needs.
Sleeping Dragon
Director
A martial arts film co-directed by Ishmael Bernal and released in 1975.
Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko
Director
A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl.
Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
Screenplay
A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives.
Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
Director
A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives.
Si Popeye, Atbp
Director
Si Popeye, atbp (Popeye etc.) is an unofficial Popeye film released in the Philippines in 1973. A live-action film, it consists of three stories: Episode 1: "Popeye", Episode 2: "Dracula" and Episode 3: "Dyango". Popular Filipino personality Ariel Ureta stars as a mustachioed Popeye (and as the protagonist in the other two segments) while former Miss International Aurora McKenny Pijuan portrays Olive Oyl. The Popeye segment was directed by renowned Filipino filmmaker Ishmael Bernal.
Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
Director
A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors.
Now and Forever
Director
Till Death Do Us Part
Director
El Vibora
Director
A re-telling of Artemio Ricarte, a Filipino patriot who fought against the Spanish and later Americans. He was later supported by the Japanese during WWII. Nickname was "El Vibora" (the Viper).
Inspiration
Director
Gina, a pleasant and witty young lady and Danny a suave, attractive young lad live parallel lives nurtured by single parents. In a series of events, their parents meet and fall in love. Though despising each other completely, Gina and Danny are determined to separate their parents in the desire to win back their parents attention. Despite their efforts, their parents marry leaving Gina and Danny to live under one roof. Will this wreak havoc in the new household or will they learn to grow fond of each other?
Storm Surge!
Director
Six beautiful people caught in a deluge of their own raw passions unleashed.
At the Top
Writer
A stripper and taxi driver are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director. The obsession with success forces them to affect images as movie stars, which suppress and eventually destroy them as persons and lovers.
At the Top
Director
A stripper and taxi driver are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director. The obsession with success forces them to affect images as movie stars, which suppress and eventually destroy them as persons and lovers.