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by Leoni Abigail Valencia of BBrC3-1d
TITLE OF THE MOVIE:
Himala
MOVIE PRODUCTION OUTPUT (PRODUCER):
Bibsy M. Carballo – Producer
Trina N. Dayrit – Associate Producer
Charo Santos-Concio – Executive Producer
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Nora Aunor … Elsa
Veronica Palileo … Mrs. Alba
Spanky Manikan … Orly
Gigi Duenas … Nimia
Vangie Labalan … Aling Saling
Laura Centeno … Chayong
Ama Quiambao … Sepa
Ben Almeda … Baldo
Cris Daluz … Igme
Aura Mijares … Mrs. Gonzales
Joel Lamangan … Priest
Rey Ventura … Bino
Pen Medina … Pilo
Tony Angeles … Chief of Police
Joe Gruta … Mayor
DIRECTOR:
Ishmael Bernal
WRITER:
Ricardo “Ricky” Lee
SYNOPSIS:
In the forgotten town of Cupang in the Philippines, a young woman named Elsa (Nora Aunor) announces that she has seen the Virgin Mary — and then demonstrates a new-found ability to heal the sick. Soon the whole village has become the center of international attention as people come from all over for statues of the saints and bottles of the village’s holy water. Among the hordes of visitors is a skeptical film director intent on visually recording Elsa’s healing powers — and without his knowing it, some frames capture a secret Elsa has kept from the world for a long time, a secret which led to her sister’s suicide.
AUDIENCE STABILITY:
PG 13
Children under thirteen should be accompanied by parents due to excessive use of bad language and thematic scenes.
CINEMATIC FOCUS:
Story/Plot Driven
- The movie is story-driven because it shows the development of the story from the time Cupang was a very dry land without rain to the miracles performed by Elsa. The transition of the town of Cupang as a boring place to a town booming with different kinds of businesses.
Character Driven
- Nora Aunor’s character, Elsa, developed from a quiet little girl to a woman who can perform miracles and back to an ordinary person admitting that she cannot perform any miracles and that the baby she is carrying is not through divine intervention but because of a rape incident she and her sister Chayong encountered.
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OMMITTED SCENE/S |
REASONS |
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Two little boys peeking through a hole in the cabaret. |
It doesn’t affect the development of the characters and the story. It isn’t relevant enough. |
Rating:
5 stars – highly recommended to watch
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