Catalino Ortiz Brocka ( born Catalino Ortiz Brocka , 1939–1991) is a Filipino filmmaker. Being openly gay , he touched on LGBT topics in many of his films.
| Lino Brocca | |
|---|---|
| Catalino ortiz brocka | |
| Date of Birth | April 3, 1939 |
| Place of Birth | Pilar , Sorsogon , Philippines |
| Date of death | May 21, 1991 (52 years old) |
| Place of death | Quezon City , Greater Manila , Philippines |
| Citizenship | Philippines |
| Profession | filmmaker |
| Career | 1970-1991 |
| Awards | [d] [d] ( 1984 ) [d] ( 1991 ) Ramona Magsaysay Prize ( 1985 ) |
| IMDb | |
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Biography
Born in Pilar, Sorsogon Province.
In 1970, he directed his first film, Wanted: The Perfect Mother, which won the Best Screenplay Award at the 1970 Manila Film Festival. In 1971, Brocca was also awarded the prize for best directing by the Citizens' Media Council for the film Santiago!
In 1974, Brocca made the film “Weighed But Found Wanting” ( Tagalog: Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang ) about the life of a teenager in a small town that has to deal with injustice in its surrounding reality. This film was a box office hit and received a prize from the Philippine Academy of Motion Picture Sciences and Arts (FAMAS).
In 1975, L. Brock shot the film “ Claws of Light "( Tagalog. Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag ) is an allegorical story of a young man from the province who comes to Manila to find the girl he loved. A great contribution to the success of the film was made by Mike de Leon's workshop cinematography . In 1976, the film was awarded the FAMAS Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. The film received numerous acclaim in the press, some film critics, in particular, British film critic Derek Malcolm [1] , rated it as the best film in the history of Filipino cinema.
The 1978 film by L. Brock. Insiang became the first Filipino film to take part in the Cannes Film Festival . The film tells the story of a girl named Insiang, who lives in the slums of Manila , who takes revenge on her mother's lover who raped her. It is considered one of the best films of L. Brock.
At the Cannes Film Festival in 1980, L. Brock presented the film Jaguar (1979), at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival - the film "Bona".
In 1983, L. Brocca created the United Artists organization in the Philippines, which he headed for two years. The ideological premise of L. Brock during the creation of this organization was that artists are primarily citizens and must address the issues facing the country. After the murder in 1983 of a prominent opposition figure, Benigno Aquino Jr. , the United Artists began to take an active part in anti-government rallies.
In 1984, L. Brock’s next film “This Is My Country” ( Tagalog: Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim ) was recognized as subversive directed against the government of Ferdinand Marcos , and appeared on the screens of the country in a greatly reduced form, but in the same year it was included to the program of the Cannes film festival. In 1986, he received four national awards, the Gawad Urian Awards , including as the best movie.
L. Brock shot a total of more than forty films. In 1986, he was included by President Corazon Aquino in the Constitutional Commission, which was developing a draft new constitution for the country. Due to disagreements with other commission members, Brock resigned.
In 1987, Christian Blackwood made a documentary about L. Brock “Signed: Lino Brocka” [2] , which in 1988 was awarded the Peace Film Award at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival .
May 21, 1991 L. Brock died in a car accident in Quezon City .
In 1997, he was posthumously awarded the title of Outstanding Russian Art Worker in the field of cinematography.
Notes
- ↑ Lino Brocka: Manila - In the Claws of Darkness | Film | The Guardian . Date of treatment February 28, 2013. Archived March 23, 2013.
- ↑ Signed: Lino Brocka (1987) - IMDb ( Internet ) on the Internet Movie Database
Literature
- Lino Brocka: the artist and his times / Ed. by Mario A. Hernando. - Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1993.
Links
- Brocca, Lino on the Internet Movie Database
- An extensive biography from a Lino Brocka fan site
- Lino Brocka: Legendary Filmmaker, First LDS Convert in the Philippines (About Brocka's conversion to Mormonism)
- Mission Impossible 1: Filmmaking in the Philippines 1896-1986 (historical overview)
- Guardian Unlimited (UK) feature on Derek Malcolm's Century of Films, which includes Brocka's "Manila: In The Claws of Darkness"
- Who are we to judge the insane? - "Tinimbang ka ngunit Kulang" (inaccessible link)
- Director Lino Brocka: Stronger than Life
- Ricky Lee - Official Website