April 19th, 2009
Mammoth: Pinoy-charmed Movie Premieres in Berlinale 2009
As in recent days, I was just browsing through trailers when this Gael Garcia Bernal-Michelle Williams movie caught my eye because of a short and familiar-sounding dialogue:
Manuel: Uwi na kayo, Nay!
Gloria: Mahal na mahal kita. Mahal na mahal ka ng Nanay.
Turns out to be a Swedish director’s (Lukas Moodysson ) attempt at another Babel and The Edge of Heaven-like global drama which premiered in Berlinale 2009 the other month. They actually shot some parts here in the Philippines, and they have a handful of Pinoy actors in the cast–Marife Necesito (Gloria), Martin Delos Santos (Manuel), Jan David Nicdao (Salvador), Perry Dizon (Uncle Fernando), and Chiqui del Carmen (Lola). While I doubt if this Pinoy-featuring movie’s making it in local cinemas, here’s an assessment by a festival critic from Variety:
Garcia Bernal and Williams look great but can’t overcome their superficial characterizations and bland lines. The foreign supporting cast (whose scenes are shot mostly in Tagalog and Thai) also look good and rate higher on the likability and credibility scales. [emphasis mine]
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