Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781551527079
Year: 2018
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press


Description:


A Queer Film Classic on Ishmael
Bernal's 1980 film that follows a dozen
characters, all denizens of Manila's sordid yet exuberant underworld, as they
pursue life, love, and pleasure. Bernal cited Robert Altman's Nashville as one of the influences on
his epic, multi-narrative approach to cinema, and Manila by Night ultimately won the Best Picture award from the
Filipino Film Critics. But upon completion, the film was banned in the
Philippines by the tyrannical Marcos regime for its "unsavory" depiction of
life in the Philippine capital, beginning an arduous journey through repression
and censorship before finally being released by the government as proof of its
more tolerant policies on the eve of the "People's Power" uprising of 1986. David's book explores the
political, cultural, and historical ramifications of this important film.