Manila by Night
| Manila By Night | |
|---|---|
| File:Manilabynight.jpg | |
| Directed by | Ishmael Bernal |
| Written by | Ishmael Bernal, Ricardo Lee |
| Produced by | Lily Y. Monteverde |
| Starring | Charito Solis |
| Cinematography | Ely Cruz, Sergio Lobo |
| Edited by | Augusto Salvador |
| Music by | The Vanishing Tribe |
| Distributed by | Regal Films |
Release date | 1980 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Languages | Tagalog, English |
Manila By Night also known as City After Dark is a 1980 Filipino Gawad Urian Award winning drama film directed by critically acclaimed director Ishmael Bernal and starred Gina Alajar and Charito Solis. Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Manila by depicting the ugly aspects of life in the city - unemployment, prostitution, drug addiction, and lack of decent housing. Considered as one of Bernal's masterpieces, it is an epic multi-narrative of people who have shady pasts and are trying to exist in an unforgiving world.
Synopsis
The film's events take place in the course of several nights, involving various protagonists and the city itself.
Cast
- Charito Solis as Virgie
- Alma Moreno as Adelina
- Cherie Gil as Kano
- Rio Locsin as Bea
- Lorna Tolentino as Baby
- Gina Alajar as Vanessa
- Orestes Ojeda as Pebrero
- Bernardo Bernardo as Manay Sharon
- William Martinez as Alex
- Johnny Wilson
- Anton Juan
- Charmie Benavidez
- Cris Vertido
- Ernie Zarate
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