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INQ7.net, Philippines - Seeing that the screening of Lav Diaz’s “Kagadanan sa Nanwaan Ning mga Engkanto (Death in the Land of Encantos)” will be followed by an event honoring director Bernardo Bertolucci with a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival made my Pinoy heart swell with pride. As we write this, the red carpet at the Palazzo del Cinema is being prepared in time for the opening of the world’s oldest film festival. Like some actresses, this festival hides its true age well. The festival’s 65th edition is actually its 75th anniversary, but World War II—and student protests in 1968—forced some skips. Lav is not yet here because, as he explained in his e-mail, “We’re still rushing the film’s dub-outs, and there are problems with the computer. ‘Di pa kami nakakatulog, and it’s crunch time!”… [Full Story] |
