Movies: Ishmael Bernal

The life of tomboy tricycle driver Olga gets thrown for a loop when she collides with the rich Truman, who then makes it his mission to win her heart....

A stripper and taxi driver are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director. The obsession with success forces them to affect images as movie stars, which suppress and eventually destroy them as persons and lovers....

A re-telling of Artemio Ricarte, a Filipino patriot who fought against the Spanish and later Americans. He was later supported by the Japanese during WWII. Nickname was "El Vibora" (the Viper)....

A provincial son who just finished law school embarked on becoming a successful man, even if it means leaving behind his former life and seducing a woman beyond his means....

"This is not a film by Khavn". Bomba Bernal is the hardcore pornographic bomb handjobbed in the hidden love-hotels of Philippine cinematographic history detonated by the satirical deep throat of one of the greatest 20th century Filipino filmmakers, I...

The first team-up of Richard Gomez and Carmina Villaruel, playing Ardo and Rosel in this action flick, which is at the same time Ishmael Bernal's last film that is an attack on the religious establishment. Together, they become a part of Manila's pet...

Gina, a pleasant and witty young lady and Danny a suave, attractive young lad live parallel lives nurtured by single parents. In a series of events, their parents meet and fall in love. Though despising each other completely, Gina and Danny are deter...

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal....

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants....

A scheme of two sisters fell through when the one falls for the other's estranged husband....

An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school principal, played by Anita Linda. An aging gardener takes her in to try to protect her from the harsh worl...

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The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution....

In this sequel, which assumes a more political bent, are blue-collar workers, salesladies, and common laborers....

Six beautiful people caught in a deluge of their own raw passions unleashed....

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious....

A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city....

Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, asks Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, to be her boyfriend to appease her grandfather....

A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors....

Trapped in a world of hectic schedules, pressure, and little time for each other, married couple Ellen and Rene decide to have a temporary separation....