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- ABS-CBN Film Productions
- 8 h 5 m
- ABS-CBN Film Productions
- 8 h 5 m
Summary Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro is considered to be one of the most influential proponents in the struggle against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines during the late nineteenth century. Today, he is still celebrated as the father of the Philippine Revolution. Director Lav Diaz examines this myth and undertakes another expedition into ...
- ABS-CBN Film Productions
- 8 h 5 m
- ABS-CBN Film Productions
- 8 h 5 m
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
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Summary Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro is considered to be one of the most influential proponents in the struggle against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines during the late nineteenth century. Today, he is still celebrated as the father of the Philippine Revolution. Director Lav Diaz examines this myth and undertakes another expedition into ...
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
59
50% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
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2 Reviews
0% Negative
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An extraordinarily rich, initially exasperating, yet eventually marvelous postmodern epic.
As aesthetically dazzling as this picture is, with hypnotic compositions carved through meticulous mise-en-scene, there are certain conventional lines which — when crossed — must warrant good reason. In this case, the activity on the screen must be immersive and interesting enough to balance out the physical endurance asked of the viewer by the creator.
Spread over hours of poetic ramblings, the message loses most of its urgency.
A major disappointment from a major filmmaker, Diaz’s latest super-sized tapestry of historical fact, folklore and cine-poetry is typically ambitious in its expressionism — but sees the helmer venturing into the kind of declamatory, didactic rhetoric that his recent stunners “Norte, the End of History” and “From What Is Before” so elegantly avoided.
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Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
