Lav Diaz retro at Lincoln Center

LAV DIAZ will have his most complete retrospective in the US next month. KIMBERLY DELA CRUZ

A retrospective of the works of Filipino director Lav Diaz will be presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, in New York. The retro is called “Time Regained: The Films of Lav Diaz” and is considered “the most complete American retrospective to date of this major filmmaker.” The retro will begin on June 22, with the seven-and-a-half hour “Melancholia” (2008). One film per month will be shown from August 2014 to February 2015. His latest work “Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan” will have an exclusive theatrical opening on June 20 in New York. Bayani San Diego Jr.