The Woman Who Left
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Woman Who Left |
| Original title | Ang Babaeng Humayo |
| Country of production | Philippines |
| original language | Tagalog , English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 226 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lav Diaz |
| script | Lav Diaz |
| production |
Ronald Arguelles , Lav Diaz |
| camera | Lav Diaz |
| cut | Lav Diaz |
| occupation | |
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The Woman Who Left (English for "The woman who went", Tagalog Ang Babaeng Humayo ) is a Filipino fictional film by the director Lav Diaz . The 2016 film won the Golden Lion Grand Prize at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival . The 226-minute work is in black and white .
Filmmaker Diaz was inspired by reading a Tolstoy short story about Ang Babaeng Humayo . For the leading actress Charo Santos-Concio it was the first feature film since her resignation as president of the ABS-CBN Corporation .
The German theatrical release is on February 4, 2018.
action
The Philippines, 1997: Horacia, a teacher convicted of innocent murder, is released from prison after 30 years in prison. In freedom she not only finds her personal environment completely changed, but is also confronted with a changed Filipino society. She decides to take revenge on the man responsible for her unjustified imprisonment, Rodrigo, her former lover. While she spies on him, she befriends fringe people.
criticism
The film service stated that the film revolves around in "artful black and white tableaus [...] a woman who has been cheated of her life while trying to break free from the shadow of the past". In doing so, he developed "into a touching panorama of the losers within Filipino society".
Web links
- The Woman Who Left in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Venice film festival: Philippines revenge drama wins top prize. In: bbc.com. September 11, 2016, accessed January 26, 2018 .
- ^ A b Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left). La Biennale di Venezia, archived from the original on September 19, 2016 ; accessed on January 26, 2018 (English).
- ^ Chance to work with Lav Diaz tempted actress back to the screen. In: Channel NewsAsia. September 10, 2016, archived from the original on September 10, 2016 ; accessed on January 26, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Clarence Tsui: 'The Woman Who Left' ('Ang Babaeng Humayo'): Film Review | Venice 2016. In: The Hollywood Reporter . September 8, 2016, accessed January 26, 2018 .
- ↑ The Woman Who Left. In: Filmdienst. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .