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Bilanggo sa dilim: Directed by Mike De Leon. With Joel Torre, Cherie Gil, Rio Locsin, Edu Manzano. Mike de Leon screen adaptation of John Fowles' creepy film The Collector.
Aug 6, 2022 · "An adaptation of John Fowles’ novel, “The Collector,” “Bilanggo sa Dilim” is about obsession. A young photographer, who calls himself Lito (Joel Torre), becomes obsessed with Margie (Rio Locsin), a pretty but desperate student who moonlights as a prostitute.
Instead of pursuing the commercial, mainstream path, De Leon made Bilanggo sa Dilim in 1986, the first Filipino video feature for Solid Video, a Sony Philippines subsidiary. The story is based on the novel The Collector, written by John Fowles, published in 1963, and later turned into a movie in 1965.
"Unraveling the Depths of Obsession: 1986 Bilanggo Sa Dilim | Must-Watch Thriller Film!"Step into the gripping world of obsession in "Bilanggo sa Dilim," a c...
Mike de Leon’s only video feature to date, a personalized adaptation of John Fowles’ chilling The Collector.
De Leon has his own way of reclaiming an adapted work and a historical figure, and by wrestling Bilanggo sa Dilim away from the pages of the novel and by being unfaithful and transgressive in adapting Jose Rizal in Bayaning 3rd World, the filmmaker creates a space for himself and his signature in his cinematic transmediations. Key words: Mike ...
Meanwhile Mike de Leon prophesied the coming of digital filmmaking with clips from his pioneering videofilm, “Bilanggo sa Dilim,” shot on analog video in 1986.
