The trial of Mr. Serapio /
Khavn De La Cruz is a filmmaker, rock musician, poet and producer, the enfant terrible of low-budget (or no-budget) filmless films in the Philippines. The digital guerrilla turns his subversive gaze to the first Filipino postmodern play, 'The Trial of Mr. Serapio, ' written in 1969 by Paul...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Tagalog |
| Language Notes: | This edition in Tagalog with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
Honolulu, HI :
Asia Pacific Films,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Khavn De La Cruz is a filmmaker, rock musician, poet and producer, the enfant terrible of low-budget (or no-budget) filmless films in the Philippines. The digital guerrilla turns his subversive gaze to the first Filipino postmodern play, 'The Trial of Mr. Serapio, ' written in 1969 by Paul Dumont. An old beggar is brought before the Kafkaesque tribunal of 'the Federation, ' a tyrannical government which accuses him of the crime of trying to raise a child! It doesn't seem to matter that Serapio's wife and child are both dead. The two pig-like judges threaten to blind him if he is found guilty. The millennial adaptation of the theme intersperses the black and white sixties-style play with Khavn's trademark bleached-out color footage. The idealistic Serapio plays his guitar and sings of the failures of the 'People Power Revolution' and walks through crowded streets. Festivals: Cinemalaya: Philippine Independent Film Festival 2010. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (73 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:12:47 |