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The first draft of Heneral Luna was written in 1998 by E. A. Rocha and Henry Hunt Francia, who chose to write about Antonio Luna after being hired by Cirio Santiago to write a television script for a television series in celebration of the centennial of Philippine independence.
Nov 3, 2015 · The script was originally written by Eduardo A. Rocha and the late Henry Hunt Francia 18 years ago. It found its way to businessman Fernando Ortigas, who shelled out P70 million to finance the film. They then tapped young filmmaker Jerrold Tarog to helm the project.
Based on a script written seventeen years ago by E.A. Rocha and the late Henry Hunt Francia, Jerrold Tarog found the material and revised it for a contemporary audience. Set against the backdrop of the Philippine-American War, Heneral Luna dares to provoke strong reactions with its brutal depiction of history.
Sep 29, 2015 · We loved the sense of humor of Jerrold Tarog who not only co-wrote the screenplay (with E.A. Rocha and Henry Hunt Francia) and directed the movie but also acted as the editor (fantastic...
TWO FORTUITOUS events, though 17 years apart, led to the making of a film on Antonio Luna—described by first Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo as his “greatest general” of the revolutionary army during the Philippine-American war.
Sep 14, 2015 · In order to reinforce a new sense of nationalism, Henry Hunt Francia, one of the film’s writers, says, “We used a very notorious and very controversial figure to bring out the schizophrenia of our country.”. Indeed, the film posits the idea that our greatest enemy is ourselves.
Oct 2, 2015 · UNLIKE THE BLOODY assassination scene where katipuneros shoot and stab the lead character to death, Heneral Luna — the film — fought back and triumphed. The bio-pic was on the verge of being pulled from theaters before making a successful comeback, thanks to social media.
