The Intersection of Philippine and Global Film Cultures in the New Urban Realist Film

Issue: Volume 08 Issue 01
Theme: Regular Issue
Type of Article: Main Article Authors: Campos, Patrick F. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52518/2011.8.1-01cmps APA Reference Entry:

Campos, P. F. (2011). The intersection of Philippine and global film cultures in the new urban realist film. Plaridel, 8(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.52518/2011.8.1-01cmps

 February 2011 · Volume No.: 8 Issue No.: 1 Editor: David, Clarissa C. city studiesfi lm culturePhilippine cinemarealism

Abstract

With the rise of indie cinema in the Philippines, many say that another golden age is again in the making, and, like its predecessor, the films are being produced in the midst of widespread poverty and political instability. Understandably, a significant number of indie films has consciously returned to and explored the limits of the urban realist film of the ‘golden age’ (1975-1984), revisioning city spaces and signifying patterns in Philippine and global film cultures.

The essay has three intricately connected sections. On the one hand, it delineates the shifting contexts of Philippine and global film cultures and situates current indie cinema in these contexts. On the other hand, by considering several key films, it traces the development and revisions of urban realism from its birth until today and reflexively problematizes the critical discourses that define and are defined by such realism.

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