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Ishmael Bernal

Ishmael Bernal

Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Bernal considered himself a feminist 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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Movies Made By Ishmael Bernal (51)

Wating (1994)

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 und ...

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Mahal Kita, Walang Iba (1992)

Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, asks Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, to be her boyfriend to appease her grandfather. ...

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To Live Another Day (1989)

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 ...

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Smouldering Tears (1988)

A scheme of two sisters fell through when the one falls for the other's estranged husband. ...

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Envy (1987)

The story follows Angeli, an orphan girl raised by a wealthy widower, Diony. Angeli's hardships as a child left her to be a possessive and selfish woman. Diony has only one son, Efraim. Angeli has adored Efraim since childhood. Efraim and his dad have made ...

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Working Girls 2 (1987)

In this sequel, which assumes a more political bent, are blue-collar workers, salesladies, and common laborers. ...

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Wrenched From Heaven (1985)

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants. ...

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Gamitin Mo Ako (1985)

A young woman and her mother fight over one man in this dramatic film about three people who genuinely love each other yet express their affection the wrong way. ...

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Shake, Rattle & Roll (1984)

An anthology of three violent stories: three friends perform Spirit of the Glass and discover a tragic love triangle; a refrigerator seems to be 'alive'; and a teenager who courts a barrio lass without his knowledge that this lass is a monster, which event ...

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Fridge (1984)

The Delfin family moves to a new house after the husband migrates to Saudi Arabia for work. The family consists of Lorna, her daughter Virgie, their housekeeper Nelia, and the husband's lecherous nephew Dodong. Their home includes an old refrigerator from ...

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Working Girls (1984)

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city. ...

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Broken Marriage (1983)

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. ...

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Miracle (1982)

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 ...

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I Can't Forget You (1982)

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 p ...

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An Affair (1982)

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. ...

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Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak? (1982)

A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth. ...

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Galawgaw (1982)

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. ...

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Pabling (1981)

A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city. ...

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Bilibid Boys (1981)

=The movie portrays seven wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. They serve their sentences as if they are living their regular free, luxurious lives outside the cold bars of the prison, in open air, able to go where they wan ...

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Manila by Night (1980)

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. ...

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Vein Wound (1980)

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. ...

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Girlfriend (1980)

A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist. ...

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Good Morning, Sunshine (1980)

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. ...

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Pleasure (1979)

Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses. ...

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Salawahan (1979)

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious. ...

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Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa? (1979)

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 ...

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Menor de Edad (1979)

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal. ...

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Boy Kodyak (1979)

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. ...

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You Are Mine (1978)

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 unsettled by his conflicting feeling ...

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Will I Always Be a Woman? (1978)

Virginal Ninay becomes a woman as an object of desire for liberation, but she's confused about her gender. ...

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Walang Katapusang Tag-araw (1977)

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 ove ...

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Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon (1977)

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. ...

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Tisoy! (1977)

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. ...

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Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa (1976)

A woman recently separated from her politician husband has an affair with a male friend. ...

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A Speck in the Water (1976)

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 pregna ...

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Wild Flower (1976)

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, tho ...

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Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga (1975)

Amy must choose between two men, Vic, her ex-husband who suddenly disappeared, or William, her present husband who can provide everything she needs. ...

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Sleeping Dragon (1975)

A martial arts film co-directed by Ishmael Bernal and released in 1975. ...

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Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko (1975)

A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl. ...

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Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives (1974)

A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives. ...

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Si Popeye, Atbp (1973)

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 st ...

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Zoom, Zoom, Superman! (1973)

A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors. ...

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Now and Forever (1973)

A VALENTINE SPECIAL. The Reel and Real-Life SWEETHEARTS With a Distinguished Cast from the Legitimate Stage. ...

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Till Death Do Us Part (1972)

A 1972 Ishmael Bernal film. ...

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El Vibora (1972)

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). ...

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Inspiration (1972)

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 ...

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Storm Surge! (1971)

Six beautiful people caught in a deluge of their own raw passions unleashed. ...

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At the Top (1971)

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. ...

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Ah, Ewan! Basta sa Maynila Pa Rin Ako! (1970)

A 1970 Philippine film directed by Eddie Rodriguez featuring Ishmael Bernal's first writing credit. ...

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Movies Starring Ishmael Bernal (5)

Brocka x Bernal (2024)

A documentary on the life and work of National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. ...

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Himala Ngayon (2012)

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, t ...

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Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers. ...

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Annie Batungbakal (1979)

The story of Annie Batungbakal, who dances in a disco bar. ...

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