Melancholia (2008 film)

This article is about 2008 film. For other uses, see Melancholia (disambiguation).

Melancholia

Directed by	Lav Diaz
Produced by	Lav Diaz
Written by	Lav Diaz
Starring	Angeli Bayani Perry Dizon
Music by	Lav Diaz The Brockas
Cinematography	Lav Diaz
Edited by	Lav Diaz
Release dates	29 September 2008 (2008-09-29) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time	450 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Melancholia is a 2008 Philippine film directed by Lav Diaz. It won the Horizons prize at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.^[1]

Cast

Angeli Bayani as Alberta Munoz / Jenine
Perry Dizon as Julian Tomas / pimp
Roeder as Renato Munoz
Dante Perez as rebel
Raul Arellano as rebel
Malaya as Rina Abad / nun
Irma Adlawan as Spiritist / store owner
Cookie Chua as Patricia / kundiman singer
Yanyan Taa as Hannah

Reception

Ronnie Scheib of Variety called the film "Lav Diaz's latest madly uncommercial 7½ -hour magnum opus", and particularly complimented the "extraordinary final chapter". Scheib summarised: "Simultaneously lamenting the futility of change yet celebrating reinvention, the improbable Melancholia lingers on the brain."^[2]

References

↑ Vivarelli, Nick (2008-09-06). "'Wrestler' takes top honors at Venice". Variety. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
↑ Scheib, Ronnie (2008-09-29). "Melancholia". Variety. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

External links

Melancholia at the Internet Movie Database
Melancholia at AllMovie
Melancholia at Rotten Tomatoes

Lav Diaz filmography

Feature films

Criminal of Barrio Concepcion (1998)
Burger Boys (1999)
Naked Under the Moon (1999)
West Side Kid (2001)
Hesus, Rebolusyonaryo (2002)
Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
Heremias, Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess (2006)
Death in the Land of Encantos (2007)
Melancholia (2008)
Walang Alaala ang mga Paru-paro (segment of Visitors; 2009)
Babae ng Hangin (2011)
Elehiya sa Dumalaw mula sa Himagsikan (2011)
Century of Birthing (2011)
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE (2012)
Norte, the End of History (2013)
From What Is Before (2014)
Storm Children (2014)
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (2016)

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