Ishmael Bernal

NOTE: Move up in the observance of Holy Week (originally posted December 31, 2019). When plain orphan Elsa (Nora Aunor) begins having visions of ...

NOTE: Updated with V2 no Lags (originally posted May 2, 2021). Rex Aguilar is torn between two women: her girlfriend for 5 years Tere, and the ...

NOTE: Updated with V2, no Watermark. In this sequel, which assumes a more political bent, are blue-collar workers, salesladies, and common ...

Shake, Rattle and Roll (1984) is the first of the popular series of Filipino horror movies composed of three episodes. Baso (glass) talks about ...

The first team-up of Richard Gomez and Carmina Villaruel, playing Ardo and Rosel in this action flick, which is at the same time Ishmael ...

Celia, a daughter of a housekeeper of the Regattas, finds an unknown man- Edwin – in one of their huts. As she helps the man, the two grew ...

Based on a popular comic strip by Nonoy Marcelo, Tisoy (Christopher de Leon) is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from ...

A bourgeois filmmaker who sought out a stripper to act in his film, subsequently catalyzing her career as an actress. On her rise to fame, she ...

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families’ conflicts are radically pitted against each other as ...

Emil, a young executive, and his mistress Marilou, a planetarium guide, decide to be live-in partners. In the process, they discover each ...

Nunal sa Tubig is a story of a community living on an island where fishing is the main source of livelihood and how they are affected by ...

A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth. Director: Ishmael Bernal Writers: Ishmael Bernal (story & screenplay), ...

A scheme of two sisters fell through when the one falls for the other’s estranged husband.

NOTE: Updated with V2, no Watermark. Seven women working different jobs in a big commercial bank in Makati. How their daily life as a working ...

Dalawang Pugad, Isang Ibon is a 1977 drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal. The film analyzes adultery in a mature way and presents reasons why ...

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which ends up hilarious. One of the most quotable ...

Ishmael Bernal deftly refracts the failing marriage through the example of other relationships–a gay couple’s bitter quarrel, a ...

The movie portrays wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. This action-drama film dissects the cases of seven ...

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family’s wants.

The life of gruff tricycle deliverer Olga (Maricel Soriano) gets thrown for a loop when she collides with fellow rider Truman (William Martinez), ...

A determined single parent, she manages to raise a child while remaining successful in her career as an advertising executive. Everything in her ...

It is a story of Angeli (Maricel Soriano), an orphan girl raised by a wealthy widower, Diony (Eddie Garcia). Angeli’s hardships as a child ...

Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, and Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, fall in love. Director: Ishmael Bernal Writers: Olivia ...