Lino Brocka

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Catalino Ortiz Brocka , better known as Lino Brocka (born April 3, 1939 in Pilar , Sorsogon ; † May 21, 1991 in Quezon City , Metro Manila ) is one of the greatest film directors in the Philippines . His films often dealt with social grievances and injustices, which drove him into open confrontation with the Marcos regime .

Career

His first film as a director, Wanted: Perfect Mother , was based on the movie My Songs - My Dreams , and was shot in 1970. The film won an award for Best Screenplay at the Manila Film Festival in 1970. Later that year he also won the Citizen's Council for Mass Media Best Director Award for Santiago .

In 1974 Brocka directed Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang . The film was a box-office hit and earned Brocka a Best Director award, this time from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).

The following year he directed Manila , for which Brocka again received the FAMAS Award for Best Director. Many film critics, including the British film historian Derek Malcolm, consider it the best Filipino film ever. The outstanding quality of the film is due not least to the camera work by Mike de Leon, who later became an important Filipino filmmaker himself.

The Girl Insiang (1976) was the first Filipino film ever to be shown at the Cannes International Film Festival . It is considered one of Brocka's best films.

The film Jaguar (1979) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980 . In 1980 he won the FAMAS Awards for Best Film and Best Director. He also won five Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

In 1981 Brocka took part in the Quinzaine des réalisateurs in Cannes with the film Bona , a film about obsessions .

In 1983 Brocka founded Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), which he headed for two years. He took the view that artists were above all other citizens who had to deal with the current problems of the country. After the assassination of Benigno Aquino , his group took part in protests against the government.

The following year the government declared Ferdinand Marcos , Bayan ko: Kapit sa Patalim ( Bayan Ko: My Own Country ) is subversive. There was a legal battle so that the film could be shown in full. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Festival. In 1986 he received four of the Gawad Urian Awards, including that for Best Picture.

Brocka has directed over 40 films. Some of his other notable works are Macho Dancer (1988), Orapronobis (1989), and Gumapang Ka sa Lusak (1990).

In 1988 a documentary about Brocka ( Signed: Lino Brocka , Director: Christian Blackwood) won the Peace Film Prize at the Berlinale .

On May 21, 1991, Brocka died in a car accident in Quezon City , Metro Manila . In 1997 he was posthumously awarded the National Artist for film award. Brocka was openly gay and also addressed LGBT problems in his films.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1974: Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang
  • 1975: Manila (Maynila: Sa mga kuko ng liwanag)
  • 1976: The girl Insiang (Insiang)
  • 1980: Jaguar (Jaguar)
  • 1981: Bona's great love (Bona)
  • 1987: Signed: Lino Brocka (Signed: Lino Brocka) (documentary)
  • 1989: Fight for us (Fight for Us)
  • 1991: Lucia (Lucia) (screenplay)

literature

  • Lino Brocka: the artist and his times , hrg. by Mario A. Hernando, Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1993.
  • Axel Estein: Alone against the mighty - A Viennale tribute pays tribute to the great Filipino filmmaker Lino Brock. In: ray Filmmagazin, 10/09, Vienna 2009

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Derek Malcom's Century of Films
personal data
SURNAME Brocka, Lino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brocka, Catalino Ortiz (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Filipino director
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Pilar , Sorsogon
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1991
Place of death Quezon City , Metro Manila