Ishmael Bernal

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Ishmael Bernal was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for melodramas with feminist and moral themes, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as Pagdating sa Dulo (1971), Nunal sa Tubig (1976), Manila by Night (1980), Himala (1982), and Working Girls (1984). Bernal was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.

30-09-1938

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Libra

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

Manila, Philippines

Place of Birth

30-09-1938

Birthday

Libra

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

Manila, Philippines

Place of Birth

Popular works

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Creative career

actor

5 Works

producer

0 Works

director

71 Works

writer

19 Works

other

0 Works

Brocka x Bernal

A documentary on the life and work of National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.

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2024

Himala Ngayon

A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest Asian films of all time. The revelations about the theory of "Who killed Elsa?" will be answered and also, the impact of the film to the Filipino culture and society.

8.0

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2012

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

Portrait of director Ishmael Bernal

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1993

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

6.6

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1983

Annie Batungbakal

The story of Annie Batungbakal, who dances in a disco bar.

9.5

Year:

1979