Hilda Koronel, Lino Brocka take Cannes by storm once again
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
If Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” had Kim Novak, Lino Brocka’s “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” had Hilda Koronel.
If Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” had Kim Novak, Lino Brocka’s “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” had Hilda Koronel.
The premiere of the digitally restored version of Lino Brocka’s “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag,” which was held on Friday night at the Salle Buñuel of the Palais, boasted lead star Hilda Koronel as guest of honor.
It’s a much-delayed “homecoming” for the late National Artist for Film Lino Brocka in this resort city in the French Riviera, which once embraced him as one of its most celebrated finds.
It’s a fitting “homecoming” for the late National Artist for Film Lino Brocka in this resort city south of France.
It’s official: Lino Brocka’s digitally restored “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” will premiere in Cannes Classics in May, alongside Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s “Cleopatra,” Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” in 3D.
One of the most unforgettable moments in Hilda Koronel’s career, if not in her entire life, was her “funeral” scene in Lino Brocka’s 1975 film “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag.” The film is in the process of being digitally restored by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the [...]
The restoration of Lino Brocka’s 1975 film “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” has found a surprise benefactor from across the globe—Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation (WCF).
Lino Brocka’s “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” (1975) will be restored by the Film Development Council of the Philippines in a landmark partnership with the World Cinema Foundation, chaired by Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. The film’s cinematographer and producer Mike de Leon envisions the restoration project as a “tribute to Brocka.” The World Cinema Foundation was “created to help developing countries preserve their cinematic treasures.” Bayani San Diego Jr.
NATALIA Uy, fruit trader: “I was a child of the ’70s, and I grew up watching the films of my favorite director, the late Lino Brocka. I am also a fan of his protégés, Hilda Koronel and Joseph Sytangco. I wonder where they are now. I hope a producer or director will help them stage a comeback and show today’s stars what good acting is all about.”
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