Photo taken from Jojo de Vera's blog.
STARS CONVERGE
The Stellar Art and Career of Elwood Perez
February 25-27, 2008
UP Film Institute
Feb 25 Monday-2 pm
NAKAWIN NATIN ANG BAWAT SANDALI (Sampaguita-VP Pictures, 1978)
A young couple's affair is marred by their feuding families and small-town intrigues. They meet years after as successful career people only to be drawn into another scandalous liaison.
Direction: Elwood Perez. Screenplay: Orlando Nadres. Cinematography: Gener Buenaseda.
Cast: Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Baby Delgado
5 pm
TILL WE MEET AGAIN (Regal Films, 1985)
The majordoma's daughter in a rich household falls hopelessly in love with the family scion. Philippine Cinema's legendary loveteam is revived in this tremendous box-office hit!
Direction: Elwood Perez. Screenplay: Jose Javier Reyes, National Artist Rolando Tinio. Cinematography: Ricardo Jacinto
Cast: Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Dina Bonnevie, Edu Manzano, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Perla Bautista
7:30 pm
I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU (Regal Films, 1985)
A singing star's success causes her break-up with a childhood sweetheart. It would be too late for her to recover their lost love.
Official Selection- 1985 Metro Manila Film Festival
Direction: Elwood Perez. Screenplay: Jose Javier Reyes, Ishko Lopez. Cinematography: Ricardo Jacinto. Cast: Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Rowell Santiago, Jackie Lou Blanco, Lani Mercado, Miguel Rodriguez, Nadia Montenegro, Richard Gomez
Feb 26- Tuesday 2pm
IBULONG MO SA DIYOS (Regal Films, 1988)
A down-on-her-luck ex-japayuki suffers indignities in the hands of the man she loves until a faithful suitor comes along.
Winner of 8 Major Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematpgraphy, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Song, Best Actress for Vilma Santos, Best Supporting Actor for Miguel Rodriguez- 1989 Famas.
Direction: Elwood Perez. Screenplay: Orlando Nadres. Cinematography:Ricardo Jacinto. Cast: Vilma Santos, Gary Valenciano, Miguel Rodriguez, Eric Quizon, Nida Blanca.
5 pm
MASARAP, MASAKIT ANG UMIBIG (Sampaguita Pictures 40th Anniv. Presentation, 1977)
A wealthy couple's sacrificing adopted son and wayward biological son vie for the love of the same woman.
Official Selection: 1981 ASEAN Film Festival, Sydney. Official Selection 1978 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Taipei. Winner of Best Supporting Actor for Mat Ranillo III, 1978 FAMAS.
Direction: Elwood Perez. Screenplay: Orlando Nadres. Cinematography: Gener Buenaseda. Cast: Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Mat Ranillo III, Anita Linda, Amado Cortez.
***Screening to be preceded by program in honor of Elwood Perez in attendance with distinguished guests.
7:30 pm
BILANGIN ANG BITUIN SA LANGIT (Regal Films, 1989)
A determined barrio lass grows up as a powerful woman who succeeds in acquiring the wealth of the proud man she appears to loathe and at the same time love since childhood. Winner of over 20 awards and distinctions including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Music, Best Production Design, Best Actor for Tirso Cruz III, Best Actress for Nora Aunor from various local award-giving bodies- FAMAS, FAP, PMPC, URIAN.
Direction: Elwood Perez. Screenplay: Jake Cocadiz, Jigz recto. Cinematography:Ricardo Jacinto. Cast: Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Miguel Rodriguez, Gloria Romero, Perla Bautista, Ana Margarita Gonzalez.
Feb 27- Wednesday
2 pm
ISANG GABI, TATLONG BABAE (Juan dela Cruz Productions, 1974)
The three-part social drama unravels chronicles of an upper-class stepmother falling in love with her stepson, a lady of the slums torn between her bastard son and her good-for-nothing lover, and a social climbing fashion model belittling her adoptive parent. The film sealed Elwood Perez' reputation as a foremost serious film director as it merited front-page yearend review in a leading national daily proclaiming it one of the year's three best films.
Nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Amalia Fuentes, Boots Anson-Roa, Pilar Pilapil, other citations from Catholic Mass Media Awards.
Direction: Elwood Perez, Screenplay: Wilfrido Nolledo, Orlando Nadres, Joey Gosiengfiao, Douglas Quijano. Cinematography: Rudy Dino, Rey de Leon. Cast: Amalia Fuentes, Boots Anson-Roa, Pilar Pilapil, Luis Gonzales, Ricky Belmonte, Orestes Ojeda, Marissa Delgado, Mona Liza, Ray Marcos.
5 pm
PAKAWALAN MO AKO (MVP Pictures, 1981)
An escort service girl is junked by her fiance upon the revelation of her profession kept secret from the man. Winner of Best Actress for Vilma Santos. Nominations in major categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Story, Best Screenplay, Best Actor for Christopher de Leon, Best Supporting Actor for Anthony Castelo, Best Supporting Actress for Deborah Sun-1982 FAMAS.
Direction: Elwood Perez, Screenplay: Pete Lacaba, Mauro Gia Samonte, Ishko Lopez. Cinematography: Gener Buenaseda. Cast: Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Anthony Castelo, Deborah Sun, Mila Ocampo.
7:30 pm
ANG TOTONG BUHAY NI PACITA M (MRN Films, 1991)
A bawdy two-bit singer in a cheap pub is shattered when her teenage daughter the only one true love of her life is hit by a stray bullet.
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Story, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Music, Best Actress for Nora Aunor-1991 MMFF, more distinctions from all local award giving bodies including FAMAS, FAP, PMPC, URIAN, YOUNG CRITICS CIRCLE. Official Selection in Main Competition for Silver Screen Awards 1992 Singapore Intl. Film Festival. Official Selection 1992 Toronto IFF/Hawaii IFF/India IFF, New Delhi. Southeast Asian Film Festival, Amsterdam.
Direction: Elwood Perez. Screenplay: Ricardo Lee. Cinematography: Ricardo Jacinto. Cast: Nora Aunor, Lotlot de Leon, Armida Siguion-Reyna.
