Evolution of a Filipino Family

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Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino
Evolution of a Filipino Family poster.jpg
Directed byLav Diaz
Screenplay byLav Diaz
Story byLav Diaz
Produced byLav Diaz
Paul Tanedo
StarringElryan de Vera
Angie Ferro
Pen Medina
Marife Necesito
Ronnie Lazaro
Lui Manansala
Banaue Miclat
CinematographyBahaghari (Richard C. de Guzman)
Paul Tanedo
Edited byLav Diaz
Production
companies
Sine Olivia
Paul Tañedo Inc.
Ebolusyon Productions
Release date
  • September 17, 2004 (2004-September-17) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time
643 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog

Evolution of a Filipino Family (Tagalog: Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino) is a Filipino experimental film co-produced, edited, written and directed by Lav Diaz. The film is 643 minutes long (10 hours and 43 minutes)[1] and ranks among the longest films of the Philippine cinema. It earned Diaz international critical acclaim and is noted for marking the beginning of many of Diaz' cinematic trademarks.[2]

Plot[]

Variety describes the film thus: "Lav Diaz’s Evolution of a Filipino Family patiently and methodically observes the collapse and hopeful revival of a poor farming clan, meant to symbolize a nation’s history spanning 1971 to 1987,"[3] during and immediately after the authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos.[3][4]

Cast[]

  • Elryan de Vera as Raynaldo
  • Angie Ferro as Puring
  • Pen Medina as Kadyo
  • Marife Necesito as Hilda
  • Ronnie Lazaro as Fernando
  • Lui Manansala as Marya
  • Banaue Miclat as Huling
  • Sigrid Andrea Bernardo as Ana
  • Joel Torre as the Mayor
  • Angel Aquino as Rica
  • Rey Ventura as Ka Harim
  • Dido dela Paz as Dakila
  • Roeder as Bendo
  • Lorelie Futol as Martina
  • Erwin Gonzales as Carlos
  • Mario Magallona as Danny
  • Gino Dormiendo as Lino Brocka

Accolades[]

22nd Gawad Pasado[5]

  • Best Picture (Tied with The Call of the River (2004))
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Film of the Decade

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-09
  2. ^ "Evolution of a Filipino Family". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ^ a b Koehler, Robert (September 29, 2004). "Evolution of a Filipino Family". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Guarneri, Michael (2016-10-08). "Long Story Long: An Introduction to Lav Diaz's "Free Cinema"". MUBI. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ Ebolusyon ng isang pamilyang Pilipino - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-09

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