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First of all, I was very interested in the story, a story based on the real events of Walter Dempter/Walterina Markova, and of course I watched from the perspective of an Asian viewer, because on other continents the story would probably be filmed differently.
Yes, the world of homosexuals for the entire timeline it depicts is portrayed in a feminine way, but it probably couldn't have been otherwise, a non-feminine gay would probably not have survived in those days of Japanese wartime rule. And it's shot less drastically than the reality probably was, probably with not only the Filipino viewer in mind.
The role of the "old" Walterina is played by Dolphy Quizon (unfortunately deceased today), and the interesting thing is that the roles of the younger and youthful Walterina are played by his sons Eric (we know him from the film Pusong Mamon mentioned here) and Jeffrey (he played the most and very well.. .). It is also interesting that the "old" Walterina enters some of the war scenes physically, as if in memories, as if she wanted to change the unfavorable fate.
Maybe someone will say, this type of nonsense, Asian bullshit, why is someone writing about it so long here, but the depth of the picture, at least for me and my interest in it, was satisfied today.
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Simply put, Joel Lamangan is, in my opinion, one of the best Filipino directors of LGBT films, and it was confirmed here as well.
Of course not top notch from a European point of view, but it was goofy fun, with nice people, punctuated by songs.
Although it could happen that this movie is complete bullshit, stupid, "something" breathed on me, as if I swallowed the stone too, I rose above everything and enjoyed it too. Such a partial parody of American B and C films.
Simply put, Joel Lamangan is, in my opinion, one of the best Filipino directors of LGBT films, and it was confirmed here as well.
Of course not top notch from a European point of view, but it was goofy fun, with nice people, punctuated by songs.
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The final third at the court was surprising, I did not expect such a twist in an erotic-philosophical film (it's a strange combination, isn't it?). Maybe when I watch it again sometime, I'll feel more depth from the movie, which there seems to be in it, but I somehow didn't perceive it much this time ...
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You need to get under the skin of those Pinoy films first, get rid of only your narrow European perspective and take and perceive them as they are. And this one of them is among the comprehensively high-quality ...
Paolo is a young indie film director who would like to marry Sherwin, who is a lawyer and they have been living together for some time. Both will also attend the wedding of Sherwin's younger sister Mary Jane. Of course, I won't reveal how it all turns out, I'll just lament that I fully understand that translators don't flock to Pinoy movies. They are often not good quality copies, or they are not available separately, preferably English subtitles
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A very tasteful film, in terms of processing, the story (although it was not suitable for me, but interestingly done, how an adult Oat remembers the period around his age of around eleven), the choice of actors is absolutely luxurious for the eye of not only a European.
The acting is also decent, including little Oat, no affected whining, as we are used to in Asian productions. And finally, the topic of the "draw" was already familiar to me, I had already seen the documentary Draft Day by the same director presented here before ...
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