39-451: Brocka is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Q. Allan Brocka (born 1972), American television and film director Lino Brocka (1939–1991), Filipino film director [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Brocka . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
78-464: A watering hole where she almost drowns. Bertong Ketong (Mario O'Hara), a leper yearning for female companionship, attracts Kuala with a rattle and takes her to his shack in the cemetery. Junior ( Christopher de León ) makes friends with them, defying the prohibitions of his father, César Blanco, who is a lawyer and failed politician. Junior asks Berto's advice concerning his problems with his eccentric teacher, Mr. Del Mundo (Orlando Nadres), who has
117-747: A Former Colony: American Fantasies, Philippine Cinema; an entry on Brocka in the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Encyclopedia of Philippine Art ; and a compilation of articles edited by critic Mario Hernando. Contestable Nation-Space Cinema, Cultural Politics, and Transnationalism in the Marcos-Brocka Philippine s, a book by University of the Philippines Professor Rolando B. Tolentino, focuses on Brocka's engagement with society and dictatorship in
156-801: A car accident in 1991, he was posthumously given the National Artist of the Philippines for Film award for "having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts." In 2018, Brocka was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era . Brocka was born in Pilar, Sorsogon . He grew up and lived in San Jose, Nueva Ecija and graduated from Nueva Ecija High School in 1956. He attended
195-418: A crush on him , and with his girlfriend, Evangeline (Hilda Koronel), who flirted with her escort during that year's Santacruzan . The jealous Junior left the procession and sought the company of Milagros (Laurice Guillen), who seduces him. The local Asociación de las Damas Cristianas (Association of Christian Ladies) is later scandalised to discover that Kuala has fallen pregnant. She is forced to live in
234-414: A doctor. When the doctor refuses to help him, Berto takes him hostage but repeats he will not kill him. As Berto flees with the doctor, the doctor's wife shouts for help, awakening the townspeople who rush to follow the fleeing pair. Before Berto and the doctor reach the shack, however, the doctor escapes and a chase ensues. A group of policemen come to the doctor's rescue and shoot Berto. Junior sees this and
273-473: A local comic serial, in 1970. It won an award for best screenplay at the 1970 Manila Film Festival. Later that year he also won the Citizen's Council for Mass Media's best-director award for the film Santiago! In 1974, Brocka directed Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang ("You Have Been Weighed and Found Wanting"), which told the story of a teenager growing up in a small town amid its petty and gross injustices. It
312-566: A protest rally in 1985 while Ferdinand Marcos was still president. Brocka, Cervantes, and Severino were subsequently charged with illegal assembly and inciting to sedition. In a decision issued after the EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos , the Supreme Court ruled that the criminal proceedings against Brocka et al. amounted to persecution and were "undertaken by state officials in bad faith." Brocka
351-660: A show starring Malu Barry, in a 1991 Toyota Corolla being driven by Lorenzo, heading home to Tandang Sora in Quezon City , Metro Manila . At around 1:30a.m., the car crashed into an electric pole made of concrete along East Avenue, after Lorenzo tried to avoid a tricycle suddenly swerving towards their path. Both Brocka and Lorenzo were rushed to the East Avenue Medical Center, where Brocka was declared dead on arrival, with Lorenzo in critical condition but declared out of danger by doctors. At his funeral he
390-538: Is a 1974 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka . The films stars Christopher De Leon (in his debut role), Hilda Koronel , Lolita Rodriguez and Eddie Garcia . Considered one of Brocka's most important films, it won six awards (including Best Picture ) at the 23rd FAMAS Awards in 1975. The story begins with a flashback to the past of a woman called Kuala (Lolita Rodríguez). An herbolario (traditional/folk medicine practitioner) performs an abortion on Kuala, as César (Eddie García) watches her. The abortion
429-445: Is shocked; he holds Berto's dead body and weeps in the midst of the crowd. Junior then enters the shack where Kuala has birthed a boy, but lies weakened by the labour. She becomes lucid, and in her sanity she recognises Junior and realizes that Berto has been killed. She also recognises César amongst the crowd, and asks him why he killed their child, revealing his secret. Kuala then gives her baby boy to Junior, and dies. As Junior leaves
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#1732787328183468-424: Is the story of a young boy growing up in a small town and the unusual friendship he develops with a leper and the village idiot. Their stories draw forth the true nature of hypocrisy in the small town and the boy bears witness and participates in the various emotions that throb under the seemingly quiet village life - prejudice, cruelty, forgiveness, and even love. In Tinimbang, Brocka clearly shows man's limitations as
507-509: The Cannes' Director's Fortnight with his third entry, Bona , a film about obsession. In 1983, Brocka created the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), which he led for two years. His stand was that artists were first and foremost citizens and, as such, must address the issues confronting the country. His group became active in anti-government rallies after the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. , eventually becoming one of
546-529: The Philippines commemorated Brocka's 70th birth anniversary in 2009 with "Remembering Brocka: Realities/Rarities," a series of screenings of Brocka's films and public fora following the screenings. In 1987, a documentary entitled Signed: Lino Brocka was directed by Christian Blackwood . It won the 1988 Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival . The Philippine Educational Theater Association , where Brocka
585-770: The Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy. He directed landmark films such as Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974), Manila in the Claws of Light (1975), Insiang (1976), Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984), and Orapronobis (1989). His body of work consisted of popular and political melodramas. After his death in
624-481: The Philippines. The book explores "Brocka's filmic engagement and critique of the Marcos politics provide the condition of possibility that allows for the dictatorship to cohere and fragment, and for 1970s and 1980s Philippine cinema to be an important receptacle and symptom of negotiations with the dictatorship, the latter allowing for the foregrounding of subversions to the state and its order." The Cultural Center of
663-621: The University of the Philippines and began working in theatre, acting and directing plays where his career in cinema and television followed suit. Brocka was openly gay, and a convert to Mormonism . He joined the Mormon Church and lived on Mokoka'i for a year, tending to lepers, in an attempt to find answers regarding his homosexuality, but shortly after he returned to Manila after seeking closure. He directed his first film, Wanted: Perfect Mother , based on The Sound of Music and
702-472: The country's underclass, dark and cramped metropolitan feel, and seedy and impoverished locations. Much of the film's acclaim is directed towards the excellent cinematography by Mike de Leon , who would later on direct landmark films such as Kisapmata and Batch '81 . The film won the FAMAS Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor in 1976. Insiang (1976)
741-545: The custody of the pious Lola Jacoba (Rosa Aguirre). When Berto makes a clandestine visit to Kuala, she tells him of his unhappiness. Berto tells this to Junior, who resolves to help the pregnant Kuala make an escape from Lola Jacoba's house and lead her back to Berto's shack. However, Berto knows she will be taken away and returns her to Lola Jacoba, and promises to retrieve her after she has given birth. Some nights later, Kuala experiences labour pains. She finds her way to Berto's shack, at which point Berto rushes out to fetch
780-437: The drivers. They were released after 16 days, following public pressure for President Ferdinand Marcos to release the directors. He joined the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy after his release. In 1984, Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim ("My Country") was deemed subversive by the government of Ferdinand Marcos , and underwent a legal battle to be shown in its uncut form. At the 1984 Cannes Film Festival however, it
819-512: The film out of the country to evade government censorship; the print is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art . Other notable works include Orapronobis (international title: Fight for Us ) (1989) and Gumapang Ka sa Lusak (1990). In 1990, Brocka's frequent cinematographer Pedro Manding Jr. was found stabbed to death in a canal in Quezon City, with authorities later identifying
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#1732787328183858-531: The film, her daughter Imee Marcos , who is also Brocka's friend, helped sponsor the film's fundraising premiere. The film Jaguar (1979) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival , becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival. It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards. It also won five Gawad Urian Awards , including Best Picture and Best Direction. In 1981, Brocka returned to
897-399: The opening film of the golden age. The film tells the allegorical tale of a young provincial named Julio Madiaga who goes to Manila looking for his lost love, Ligaya Paraiso. The episodic plot has him careering from one adventure to another until he finally finds Ligaya. This film fosters a dialogue about human rights violations and Marcos' rising autocratic rule through micro-narratives of
936-470: The perpetrator as a person from Labrador, Pangasinan . For his opposition against the Marcos regime, Brocka, in 1986, was appointed by President Corazon Aquino as a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission to draft a new constitution for the country. He eventually resigned in August 1986. His main contribution to the 1987 Constitution is Article III, Section 4. According to Justice Adolfo Azcuna , he
975-415: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brocka&oldid=974730879 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991)
1014-407: The proclamation of Martial Law 44 years ago." Screenings of Brocka's films and of the documentary Signed: Lino Brocka were held at Cinemateque Manila. A symposium, a panel discussion with martial law survivors, and a film editing workshop were also held as part of the retrospective. Brocka is mentioned in books on Philippine cinema, which include film scholar José B. Capino's Dream Factories of
1053-408: The progressive organizations representing artists and cultural workers in the country. On January 28, 1985, Brocka and fellow filmmaker Behn Cervantes were arrested at a nationwide transport strike organized by public transportation drivers. They were charged for organizing illegal assembly and denied bail. Both directors denied being leaders of the strike, stating they were attending in sympathy with
1092-413: The sacrifices made by the honorees. In his address to the audience, Salonga said, "We promise their relatives that we will never forget their sacrifices so that the light of justice may never be extinguished in this country whose fertile soil was washed by their blood." The Film Development Council of the Philippines organized a retrospective of Brocka's films on September 20–25, 2016, "in remembrance of
1131-524: The shack, he stares hard at the townspeople, including his parents, Evangeline, and all who were unkind to him, Berto, and Kuala. He walks near Berto's corpse and pauses, as the people look on in silence. Junior then leaves the cemetery, carrying Berto and Kuala's son. The movie was partly filmed in "The Grand Old House of Sta. Rita" [1] (also the film site of Tanging Yaman and many other films). [2] Tinimbang , considered by Lino Brocka as his "first novel" and his first production for his own film outfit,
1170-483: Was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema . His filmography often addressed the country's societal issues, and despite his initial closeness with the Marcos family , his work eventually grew to have anti-authoritarian themes in opposition to the Marcos dictatorship. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of
1209-490: Was a box-office success, and earned Brocka another Best Director award, this time from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS). The following year, he directed Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag ("Manila in the Claws of Light"), which is considered by many critics, including British film critic and historian Derek Malcolm , to be the greatest Philippine film ever made and is further acknowledged as
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1248-401: Was a success, but when Kuala sees the aborted foetus , she becomes very disturbed. In the next scene, she walks in the middle of a grassy plain, and as the heat becomes more and more unbearable, she becomes insane. In the present, Kuala, now the village idiot , wanders about her Nueva Ecija town in dirty clothes and with mangy hair. The townsfolk mock and deride Kuala, and she is pushed into
1287-432: Was accorded an adulation reserved only for heroes, and thousands walked miles to escort his remains to their final resting place. In 1997, Brocka was given the posthumous distinction of National Artist for Film . Lino Brocka's name has been included on Bantayog ng mga Bayani 's Wall of Remembrance, which recognizes heroes and martyrs who fought against martial law in the Philippines under Ferdinand E. Marcos . Brocka
1326-522: Was also recognized by the University of the Philippines (U.P.), his alma mater, for his involvement in the fight against martial law in the Philippines . At the recognition ceremonies held at U.P., then university president Emerlinda Roman lamented how the "dictatorship had crushed [U.P. students' and alumni's] dreams for the future." Roman said the recognition was held to "remember their extraordinary valor." Former Senator Jovito Salonga also noted
1365-594: Was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts in 1985, for "making cinema a vital social commentary, awakening public consciousness to disturbing realities of life among the Filipino poor". He was posthumously named Philippine National Artist for Film in 1997. Weighed But Found Wanting Weighed But Found Wanting ( Filipino : Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang ; also known as Human Imperfections )
1404-488: Was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It garnered four honors at the 1986 Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture. In 1986, Brocka served as a jury member in the 39th Cannes Film Festival . Brocka directed over forty films. Macho Dancer (1988) was screened in the Philippines at the time of its release, but it was heavily censored due to its political and sexual content. Brocka secretly smuggled an uncensored 35mm print of
1443-621: Was once executive director, named its multi-purpose hall the Lino Brocka Hall, in memory of the director. Law professor Tony La Viña noted the significance of the 1990 Philippine Supreme Court decision in the Brocka vs. Enrile case, which, for La Viña, "illustrates... what a difference democracy makes." Brocka, Behn Cervantes , and Howie Severino were arrested by officers from the Northern Police District at
1482-639: Was the first Philippine film ever shown at the Cannes Film Festival . It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1978 Cannes Film Festival . It is considered to be one of Brocka's best films — some say his masterpiece. The film centers on a young woman named Insiang who lives in the infamous Manila slum area, Tondo . It is a Shakespearean tragedy that deals with Insiang's rape by her mother's lover, and her subsequent revenge. Despite First Lady Imelda Marcos 's criticism of
1521-523: Was the only delegate who had succeeded in amending the Bill of Rights. One of the last things Brocka campaigned for was the removal of U.S. bases in the Philippines. He would continue to do so, urging senators and the government to remove U.S. military presence in the country, until his death. On May 22, 1991, Brocka and actor William Lorenzo left the Spindle Music Lounge, where they watched
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