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Of the Flesh (Filipino: Karnal) is a 1983 Philippine horror drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It was adapted and written by Ricky Lee from the legal story "To Take a Life" by Teresa Añover Rodriguez and produced by Benjamin G. Yalung.
Sep 13, 2019 · 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.
Karnal. A young man takes his new wife to live with him in his father's house. But conflict soon arises when the father notices that his new daughter-in-law resembles his dead wife, and begins to lust for her. Release Year. 1983. Duration. 01:51. Genres. Movie, Drama. Director. Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Cast.
Mar 28, 2021 · As the final movie in her renowned feminist trilogy, Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s 'Karnal' offers a wicked spin on the traditional Filipino patriarch and his countryside town.
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 ...
Karnal is a gripping drama movie released in 1983, woven around the themes of family honor, forbidden desires, and the oppressive structures in Filipino rural society. Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya, who was known for her socially conscious films, Karnal is a deeply evocative and symbolically rich narrative that captures the societal norms and ...
With the solemnity of a Greek tragedy, yet with an intimacy in storytelling, KARNAL follows a prodigal son Narcing’s return to his family’s isolated hacienda with his urban wife Puring. Shocked at her resemblance to his late wife, Narcing’s father lusts after his daughter-in-law.
A middle-aged spinster, serving as the narrator, unfolds the tragic drama of a prominent family ruled by a wealthy landowner. Newlyweds Narcing and Puring arrive from the city to settle in the groom’s hometown of Mulawin. His father, Gusting, is struck by Puring’s resemblance to his dead wife.
Overview. When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption. Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Director. Ricardo Lee. Screenplay.
Karnal is a Filipino classic digitally restored by ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab as part of ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project. When Narcing (Phillip Salvador) brings his wife Puring (Cecille Castillo) to their hometown, it sets off a series of parricide, infidelity, guilt and redemption.
