What happens when a tabloid headline about incest is visually translated onto the wide screen? Jeffrey Jeturian's Tuhog tells how the story of Perla (Irma Adlawan) and her daughter Floring (Ina Raymundo), both raped by Perla's father, grabs the headline of a tabloid and is made into a sex-film. Starring in the film entitled Hayok sa Laman are Jaclyn Jose as the mother "Violeta", Klaudia Koronel as the daughter "Jasmin," and Dante Rivero as the father "Amang.
"Kapag katotohanan ang ibinenta, kasama pati kaluluwa." Tuhog's tagline captures director Jeturian's masterful handling in showing the ills of Philippine cinema. The actual story is interspersed with the film and the spectators' reactions to their story being told in a brilliant way that leaves the viewers interest glued to the unfolding events. Cinematography is very good, particularly the refreshing scenes of the countryside, unusual angling, and the use of crane and earth shots. The lead cast's performance is superb, especially Jaclyn Jose, Dante Rivero,newcomer Irma Adlawan and Ina Raymundo, who essays her role in an understated but convincing way. Jeturian parodies the cinema and the school with tongue-in-cheek humor.
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Ang Babaeng Putik
Mark David (Carlos Morales), just graduated from college, has been accepted for a writing scholarship abroad. Experiencing writer's block he wants to overcome, he retreats to the quiet of his uncle's provincial resthouse. He is unable to do any writing until he meets a stranger who assures him help, provided he follows all instructions given him. From the time Mark plants a strange-looking seed as per instructions, his life takes on a horrific turn. Will Mark find his impulse to write from what transpires?
Like the regular turnout of some local movies, Ang Babaeng Putik like it has been conceived and produced in a short time. It doesn't have the marks of a Regal production. The lead cast does not have sufficient experience for credible acting. The script would stand much improvement for a better fantasy-horror movie. The music is awful. The element of horror is confined to the visuals; the looks of the carnivorous creature; the sac of entrails from which "she" or Sally (Klaudia Koronel), the "babaeng Putik" is "born", and the blood and quick flashes of severed human body parts.
Like the regular turnout of some local movies, Ang Babaeng Putik like it has been conceived and produced in a short time. It doesn't have the marks of a Regal production. The lead cast does not have sufficient experience for credible acting. The script would stand much improvement for a better fantasy-horror movie. The music is awful. The element of horror is confined to the visuals; the looks of the carnivorous creature; the sac of entrails from which "she" or Sally (Klaudia Koronel), the "babaeng Putik" is "born", and the blood and quick flashes of severed human body parts.
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