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- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsNora AunorSpanky ManikanGigi DueñasElsa saw the blessed Virgin Mary who had changed her life and caused a hysteria in a poor isolated village.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsRio LocsinRita GomezJay IlaganA witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which ends up hilarious. One of the most quotable Filipino films ever due to its sexual innuendos and ambiguity.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsElizabeth OropesaDaria RamirezGeorge EstreganIshmael Bernal's opus recreates the quality and slow pace of life in a dying village surrounded by the sea as it is caught in the eternal cycle of love and hate, of fertility and pollution, of birth and death. A bold and successful attempt to depart from the usual commercial fare, it cryptically paints a large, bleak canvas showing rural fold and how their chances at redemption and happiness are irreversibly decimated by poverty, ignorance, neglect and the dark side of big business.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsCharito SolisAlma MorenoLorna TolentinoThe hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families' conflicts are radically pitted against each other as they live in the night streets rampant with drugs and prostitution. The outstanding narrative explicitly unravels the various characters and episodes. This landmark film of Ishmael Bernal depicts the darkness of city life so vividly that it was once prohibited to use the word 'Manila' on its title.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsMaricel SorianoCharito SolisDante RiveroYoung Carmen Castro (Maricel Soriano) is unmarried and pregnant and informs her cousin Stella (Amy Austria) about her situation. Stella scoffs and recommends abortion, as does Jerry, the child's father. Her overly-religious landlady Juling (Charito Solis), who is busy juggling her religious aims and her legal quarrel with the poor families illegally living on her land, strongly suggests that she keep the baby, as killing it would be a sin against God. Carmen sees signs that would seemingly suggest an answer to her difficult decision. Her poor neighbors struggle for money to feed their children. She sees a physically malformed child vending goods outside the church. She loses her job at a financing company due to the struggling economy during that time. Carmen eventually decides to have an abortion in a deeply moving scene with close-up shots of the cold steel utensils.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonJimi MelendezThe story follows the trials of a woman as she risks to build a meaningful relationship with a married man despite the different hurdles that abound.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsVilma SantosGabby ConcepcionEric QuizonAFTER LEANING THAT SHE TERMINAL CANCER, A SINGLE-PARENT PREPARES FOR HER DEATH BUT DISCOVERS INSTEAD THE BEAUTY AND VALUE OF LIFE.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsLloyd SamartinoWilliam MartinezAlbert MartinezTHE FILM PROBES INTO THE CAUSES OF TEEN-AGE DELINQUENCY AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OVER SUCH A PROBLEM.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsOlivia CenizalLorna TolentinoGabby ConcepcionA MAMA'S BOY DISCOVERS THAT HE IS AN ADOPTED CHILD AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOSES HIS BEARING, HIS FAMILY, JOB.AND NEARLY HIS LOVING, LONG-SUFFERING WIFE.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsLorna TolentinoGabby ConcepcionEddie GarciaA story of love, patience, forgiveness, and second chances. Angeli is an orphan girl raised by wealthy widower Diony. Angeli's hardships as a child led her to be a possessive and selfish woman. Diony has an only son, Efraim, whom Angeli has adored since childhood. Efraim and his dad made Angeli the apple of their eyes. Then Santina came into the picture... Philippines award winning movie.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsHilda KoronelRio LocsinChanda RomeroHow the daily lives of seven women working different jobs in a big commercial bank in Makati are affected by their ambition for success in their chosen career paths and how this drive affects their personal lives.