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With Charo Santos-Concio, Jay Ilagan, Vic Silayan, Charito Solis. A crime-drama-suspense genre film not often seen in Philippine cinema. A controlling patriarch loses it over his daughter's marriage and her attempts to escape from their incestuous household.
More than three decades later, Kisapmata is still a thrill to watch. The story of a patriarch (Vic Silayan) who lords over his family. When her daughter Mila (Charo Santos) got pregnant and marries Noel (Jay Ilagan), he makes sure that he remains in control.
A crime-drama-suspense genre film not often seen in Philippine cinema. A controlling patriarch loses it over his daughter's marriage and her attempts to escape from their incestuous household.
“Kisapmata” is another notorious as much as significant movie in the history of Filipino cinema, for a number of reasons. For starters, the plot was inspired by the crime reportage “The House on Zapote Street” written by Nick Joaquin , with the piece chronicling the events leading up to the highly publicized familicide committed by ...
In the Wink of an Eye (1981) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Of the Flesh. A groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father's house. Struck by her uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, the patriarch is driven to lust after his daughter-in-law. When things come to a head, a violent family quarrel ensues and leads to tragedy.
His other movies include 'Kisapmata' (1981), 'Batch'81' (1982) and 'Sister Stella L.' (1984). In these films he tackled social and political issues with powerful and disturbing imagery. His blockbuster film, 'Hindi Nahahati ang Langit' (1985) was an adaptation from an earlier Filipino Komiks version of the same title.
A story about a young girl who dreams to become a filmmaker gets ruined and blocked from her evil stepmother. This drama features a Trilogy of three different stories including heart Julia and Alfie. Join our protagonists to find out why they need a kisapmata.
De Leon won best director and best screenplay in the Philippines's Urian Awards in 1984, 'Kisapmata' and 'Batch '81' were presented during the Directors' Fortnight at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film 'Sister Stella L'. was an entry during the 1985 Venice Film Festival.
Batch '81: Directed by Mike De Leon. With Mark Gil, Sandy Andolong, Ward Luarca, Noel Trinidad. The lives of seven neophytes as they strive to enter a Greek letter fraternity through a difficult hazing process. The entire experience is seen through the eyes of Sid Lucero, one of the neophytes.
