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Manila in the Claws of Light (Tagalog: Maynila, sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag) is a 1975 Filipino neo noir drama mystery film directed by Lino Brocka based on the story In the Claws of Brightness by Edgardo M. Reyes.
Jul 16, 1975 · Manila in the Claws of Light: Directed by Lino Brocka. With Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr., Joonee Gamboa. Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
Director. Hilda Koronel. Ligaya Paraiso. Bembol Roco. Julio Madiaga. Joonee Gamboa. Omeng. Spanky Manikan. Gido. Lou Salvador Jr. Atong. Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 3, 5 total...
Feb 5, 2014 · Lino Brocka’s “Manila in the Claws of Light,” at the Museum of Modern Art, is a 1975 movie about the limits to life in the Philippines under the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Jun 12, 2018 · A young village fisherman named Julio Madiaga follows his girlfriend, Ligaya Paraiso (Hilda Koronel), to Manila, where she has gone missing shortly after being recruited into domestic service. Months pass before Julio stumbles on Ligaya outside a church.
Manila in the Claws of Light. Lino Brocka achieved international acclaim with this candid portrait of 1970s Manila, a breakout example of the more serious-minded filmmaking the director had turned to after building a career on mainstream movies he described as “soaps.”
Manila in the Claws of Light is a 1975 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka based on the novel In the Claws of Brightness by Edgardo M. Reyes. It is considered by many as one of the greatest films of Filipino cinema.
